From: D Yuniskis on
AM wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:18:28 -0700, D Yuniskis <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joseph,
>>
>> JosephKK wrote:
>>> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:06:13 -0700, D Yuniskis <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> D Yuniskis wrote:
>>>>> A 501(3)c that I am affiliated with received a donation
>>>>> of several hundred ~80G SATA/PATA drives the other day.
>>>>> They have allegedly (?) been bulk erased. I was asked,
>>>>> today, if there is any way to make the drives serviceable,
>>>>> again.
>>>> But, I'm sticking with my initial assumption that the drives
>>>> are irrecoverable due to lost servo information.
>>> Most any way you slice it those drives seem to be fluxed up good.
>> (sigh) Yes, its unfortunate -- we probably have 1,300 machines
>> that need drives. This would have been a good start! :<
>
> http://www.amazon.com/250GB-Scorpio-Notebook-Drive-50-pack/dp/B003O5W9JI/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1277923831&sr=1-30

Much too large. And, we surely aren't going to spend $80/drive to
GIVE THE MACHINES AWAY!