[mythtv-users] OT: 3 week old HDD "Clicking" ??

[Ian Clark]

2009/5/8 Gareth Glaccum <gareth.glaccum at btopenworld.com>

> [snip]



> There are ways to get around low-level formats without opening the case.
> The only true way of destroying data, for the partially paranoid, is the
> opening of the disk caddy.
> For the not so paranoid, then physical destruction is the only way.
>

For modern PRML drives (made in the last 5-10 years or so) simply writing
over the disc is good enough. 'cat /dev/null | dd of=/dev/wd0' or similar
should suffice. :)

Ian
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