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Preface
PC Disposal or Transfer
Warning
This product utilizes tin-lead solder, and a fluorescent lamp containing a small amount
of mercury. Disposal of this product may be regulated due to environmental
considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local
authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance: www.eiae.org.
Data Erasing
Before you dispose or transfer your computer, you should erase the data from hard
disks.
To remove the data from the hard disk drive of your computer, you will need to:
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"Delete" the data by placing it in the Recycle Bin.
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Empty the Recycle Bin.
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Format the hard disk drives.
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Recover the system.
The above procedures do not completely delete all data from the hard disk drives.
When a file is deleted, the disk location where it was stored is marked as unallocated
space available for new data. It means that the old data is still there and can be
recovered. It allows for malicious persons to recover the "deleted" data and misuse
it. To avoid this, you must thoroughly erase all the data from the hard disks.
For permanent data deletion, it is recommended to:
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Use special software or paid services to thoroughly erase the data, or
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Hammer or strongly magnetize the hard disk to destroy the stored data.
Transferring your computer without deleting software including operating system(s)
or applications on the computer may be in conflict with the software agreement(s).
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