Re: Hard Drive Destruct System?

From: Al Dykes (adykes_at_panix.com)
Date: 11/28/04 

Date: 28 Nov 2004 14:05:47 -0500

In article <cod6ph$o3$1@nntp.itservices.ubc.ca>,
Bill Unruh <unruh@string.physics.ubc.ca> wrote:
>Casper H.S. *** <Casper.***@Sun.COM> writes:
>
>]adykes@panix.com (Al Dykes) writes:
>
>
>]As far as I know, the IBM drives have a spin-up password; they cannot
>]be recovered, the IBM documentation says:
>
>] "If you forget your hard disk password, there is no way to reset your
>] password or recover data in the hard disk drive. Neither an IBM
>] authorized reseller nor IBM marketing representative can make the hard
>] disk drive usable."
>
>Of course they would say that, if it were true or not. And the chances of
>an authorized reseller or a marketing representative being able to
>technically carry out the task is zero. Note that they do not say that IBM
>is unable to do it. This is like saying-- our floorcleaners are not
>authorized to fix your computer.
>
>]Some people take hardware security seriously.
>
>No-- some people take disingenuous advertising copy seriously.
>
>

"there is no way to reset your password or recover data.."

Sounds pretty clear to me.

What motivation would IBM have to lie about this ? If they had the
capaility to recover data and used it for some customer the fact would
get out and they'd look like fools, and the other corproate customers
that bought these systems would be looking for another brand, on the
spot. 

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