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How can I securely erase the hard drive for PowerBook G4 running 10.2.3?

I'm about to sell a PowerBook G4 12-inch running 10.2.3 after I erased the hard drive via the the original software install and restore disk. There was no secure erase option like there is in subsquent versions of OSX. Is there a way I can do a 7 (or 35) time erase on this machine? Thanks!

Posted on Sep 9, 2012 8:34 AM

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Posted on Sep 9, 2012 11:09 AM

See this Apple note. Secure erase was added in 10.2.3, but in a different place than later releases.

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How can I securely erase the hard drive for PowerBook G4 running 10.2.3?

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