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Author Topic: Disk Wiping? Hard Drive Wiping?  (Read 3585 times)
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« Reply #30 on: May 14, 2009, 02:01:18 PM »
I would wipe it. Then they have a clean plate for the reinstall and you're covered.
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« Reply #31 on: May 14, 2009, 05:48:29 PM »
Why are you asking IT? Just do it.
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« Reply #32 on: May 14, 2009, 06:04:53 PM »
Wipe it?  Whip it!

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« Reply #33 on: May 14, 2009, 06:49:33 PM »
Quote from: onion on May 14, 2009, 01:52:57 PM
they didn't want "professors" messing up "their" (meaning IT's) computers.

Wow.  I'd wipe it on principle after that.

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« Reply #34 on: May 15, 2009, 07:26:29 AM »
Absolutely wipe it!!!!!
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