Quick legal computer ques.

[Serenity Head]

So here somone is with a fairly new computer and wants to star a clean slate...no more garbage on it. Do you have to get rid of it or can I simply put in a new harddrive. Is there any way to keep the cost down on this transformation. Also if there is evidence on your computer and you stop, lets say today and get raided in one year. What if you say you stopped using AAS one year ago and went through "rehab." What is stored in the computer...everything or bits and pieces.

Don't answer this unless you are 110% sure. I hate it when we get bullshit threads where everyone knows someone that says...well you know what I mean.

What if hypothetically you were writing a paper on the use and accesability of AAS and were going to send it into flex so you've been doing a couple years of research, how would that fly in court. I guess it would depend on what else you have written. What if you never say anything about AAS as directly to you in your computer. In otherwords, after someone trashes his computer is there anyway to allow yourself to use it at home???

Thanks

 

[Serenity Head]

Is there anyway I can break this computer without them knowing so I can get a new one under warrranty?

Come on let me know your cheap, warranty abusing secrets. Would they fix the problem if I rubbed a magnet over it. How about pouring a little water in the power supply.

Help!

 

[doctor proctor]

you can dump the hard drive then reboot it useing your recovery disks.just put them in then run coputer from disk. call customer serive to walk you throught it.

 

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Get a new hard drive. Reformatting won't keep you safe 100%.

 

[thate]

Get a new hard drive. Reformatting won't keep you safe 100%.

true, but g disk will clear it.

 

[VitorBelfort]

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If you whant to be 110% you have to buy a new hard drive. Just format it wont cover it. If they whant they can still read what files etc that has been on your computer. My advice buy a new harddrive it isn't that expensive and you dont have to replace anything else.

 

[Nutzz]

don't waste money on a new harddrive, get something like this.

http://www.killdisk.com/eraser.htm

 

[Spidey]

Get a new hard drive. Reformatting won't keep you safe 100%.

A low level format overwrites all the data with zeros. That should be totally unrecoverable shouldn't it?

-Spidey

 

[hellorhih2o]

If you really worry that much about it, isn't a new hard drive for under $100 worth the peace of mind? Internal hard drives are C-H-E-A-P. I just did a quick search and you can get a 40G hard drive for $60 at Compusa.

 

[daemon]

Well... some replies were good.

Like most people said, to be truly sure you need to get rid of the harddrive. Period. End of story.

If your too cheap to buy a new harddrive, find an old dos program that will run from a bootdisk that does multiple pass alternating bit writes (a little search on google should find something). Use at least 8 passes. This will destroy the data to the point that it will take machines costing 10's of thousands of dollars and a lot of time to recover your data. Unless your some terrorist or international drug lord, this should provide enough protection.