Perhaps a silly question, but...

I know it's highly advisable to remove the hard drive prior to discarding a
computer because information can be takenoff the HD. Are there any other parts
of the PC from which information could be retrieved? Also, are there any
components in the monitor from which info can be removed? Thanks in advance.

 

LOL the monitor? No just the hard drive, and don't forget not to
leave any CD's in it.

 

From: "Night_Seer" ecamacho4at hotmail dot com

LOL, done that. While searching for a CD, with an archive of files, I found an
empty jewel case. A search of the few CD-drives in the stack, located the lost
CD.
Good things, those paperclips.




- -- - -- - --
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or floppy disks, or zip disks, etc.

 

I've seen a few *old* monitors with images burned into the screens-but
not only can't I imagine such images containing useful info (passwords
aren't usually displayed for example, and even when they are I can't
imagine them being left displayed for days on end rather than being
entered) but I don't think I've ever seen a secrecy-oriented setup that
didn't use a screen saver/blanker-in which case burnin wouldn't be a
problem anyway.

 

And anyways, most legitimate programs that use passwords show asterisks,
so you'd probably burn in those rather than some useful password

 

That's what I said-passwords aren't usually displayed. It's possible
that other useful info might be, but I can't imagine what it would be
that would get displayed for days on end. And like I said, even back
before Windows security-conscious data centers used screen savers.

 

Yeah, I don't know why we're letting this thread go on this long about
this

 

Yeah, I don't know why we're letting this thread go on this long about

In an effort to keep this silly thread going, how about the ram?

Dave H.

 

Maybe it died chasing after ewe?

 

You should not leave "flash ram" around where children might see it.

Roy - Carpe Noctem

 

Paperclips??? OHHHHHHH, now I see, I always wondered why they bent those CD-ROM keys like that!!
Cool, another use....

 

Nope, RAM is wiped clean as soon as you turn off the computer,
though I have a feeling your pulling my chain about this as well. My
recomendation is to take it to the nearest junkyard and have them turn
one fo those super magnets on it for about 2 seconds...that should wipe
EVERYTHING clean