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From the link you posted foxyshadis:
"although even small external magnetic fields are sufficient to upset the normal operation of a hard disk"
From a user's perspective, scrambling is just as bad as wiping. Either way, your system is toast.
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You don't need to wipe it to kill it...
From the link you posted foxyshadis:
"although even small external magnetic fields are sufficient to upset the normal operation of a hard disk"
From a user's perspective, scrambling is just as bad as wiping. Either way, your system is toast.