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In article <1992Oct12.173957.20772@SSD.intel.com> cower@ssd.intel.com (Rich Cower) writes:
>
>I've got some questions about degaussing disks, maybe someone can help.
>
>1. Are there degausing devices available that will degauss disks that
>   are over 120mb? Does the size matter? Who makes them? How much do they cost?
>
one of our organizations has a RIMAGE unit - its like a big microwave oven -
that degausses any and everything

>2. Will degaussing these larger disks in any way make them not useable?
>   We've heard that the field required to degauss these large disks will
>   somehow damage the servo, and make the disk unuseable.
>
that's the one thing bad about the RIMAGE, we have to get the disk 
re-formatted - but, it's either that or 'eat' it, e.g., buy new disks
and destroy the existing one(s)

>3. Do other sites worry about sending disks out for repair that might
>   contain sensitive data?
>
yep, that's why we need to use the RIMAGE unit - it is approved by DIS
for use - round tapes and cartridge tapes get degaussed and are ready
for use right away - it does a good job and can do a lot of them at one
time as opposed to the older tape degaussers that do one tape at a time


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