Mentors Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 i want a Netbook too :content: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 I think I am 500 Mins Call time, 100 SMS and unlimited 3G for about 780 THB / Month. Found out the actual Cost 200 Mins Call Time 100 SMS Unlimited 3G / True WiFi 499 THB / Month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawguy Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Flash Drives Cannot be erased Surely this should be in the "Jokes Thread" What I meant is that because of "wear leveling" these solid state drives are not easily erasable. Are you saying it's not as hard as the following: April 23, 2009 Q. How can I reset a solid state disk (SSD) to a fully erased, clean state? A. Formatting the file system and deleting partitions won't do anything to reset an SSD to an erased state with empty blocks. The only way to completely reset an SSD is to use the SSD's built-in secure erase features. The easiest way is via a secure erase freeware utility called HDDErase, which uses your drive's secure erase function to clear the SSD. The utility's documentation doesn't specifically mention SSDs, but it works on them. You boot from a DOS disk or USB key and run the utility. It will then walk you through the steps to perform the secure erase, which will erase all blocks. Note that to use this tool, your SATA controllers must be in legacy mode. You set legacy mode in the BIOS. * * * I'm very interested if there is a thorough and simpler method. Thanks, GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 ... but you have to do a similar "erase" for a hard drive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 This sounds like a DOD security erase, where they write like nine times to the device and erase after every write, thus making any recovery software unable to recover any data...sort of like scratching out a word on a piece of paper, first scratch vertically, then diagonally, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawguy Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 This sounds like a DOD security erase, where they write like nine times to the device and erase after every write, thus making any recovery software unable to recover any data...sort of like scratching out a word on a piece of paper, first scratch vertically, then diagonally, etc. As I've said before, I have things on my computer that are private and would be embarrassing. Not illegal at all, but just the kind of thing they like to print up in the local farang rags in Thailand which are also available on line. When I use Eraser and do three overwrites on a file on my hard drive, it is as gone as I need it to be. Flash drives allocate data in a much more complex fashion. Also photo cards. Olypmus sells their photo cards with a warning: Even if you reformat the drive your photos are easily retrievable. GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 ... then you should encrypt that data! What if your computer is stolen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawguy Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 ... then you should encrypt that data! What if your computer is stolen? It is encrypted using TrueCrypt. I still might like to erase it or erase the "crypt" file. I think some people still aren't understanding this: I'd like to buy at netbook. Some only have SSD's. These are complicated to erase whereas harddrivess are not. Therefore I'd be more comfortable with a netbook that has an HD. What is a good one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Asus Eee PC Range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Have you read through the thread I posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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