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‎06-07-2016 06:21 PM - edited ‎09-12-2017 06:13 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion dx6697us
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista

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‎06-07-2016 06:26 PM

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Hi:

 

Yes it does have a sata drive, and there is no 100% foolproof way to make sure no one can ever access data on a hard drive.

 

However dban does as good a job as possible.

 

If you really want to be secure, then remove the drive and put a sledgehammer to it several times.

 

That is the only way to really make sure no one can try to access any data that was on the hard drive previously.

 

Just be kind and put the hard drive caddy and screws inside the drive bay, so that all the next person needs is the bare hard drive.

 

You will find a lot of used PC's for sale on eBay don't come with hard drives, because of the previous owner's or business's fears of a data breach.

 

 

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‎06-07-2016 06:26 PM

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Hi:

 

Yes it does have a sata drive, and there is no 100% foolproof way to make sure no one can ever access data on a hard drive.

 

However dban does as good a job as possible.

 

If you really want to be secure, then remove the drive and put a sledgehammer to it several times.

 

That is the only way to really make sure no one can try to access any data that was on the hard drive previously.

 

Just be kind and put the hard drive caddy and screws inside the drive bay, so that all the next person needs is the bare hard drive.

 

You will find a lot of used PC's for sale on eBay don't come with hard drives, because of the previous owner's or business's fears of a data breach.

 

 

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