Carol: Take a look at the Maplin page: www.maplin.co.uk I seem to recall that they were advertising a 500G Maxtor for about £70 a month or so ago. David -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: 04 August 2007 18:23 To: Access UK Mailing List Subject: [access-uk] REPLACEMENT EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE - ABOUT 150 GIG Hi, I have an external Maxtor hard drive, now about six years old, which has been well used etc. and has now failed so badly that I don't even dare to try to reformat to re-use anyway. First, can anyone advise how I reformat it (or remove all its contents securely) because when I tried to reformat (really to remove contents) I was told it could not be formatted. I want to be sure to destroy all its contents once and for all! Second, has anyone purchased an external hard drive recently and what would you recommend? Thanks, as always, for any input. -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.4/935 - Release Date: 03/08/2007 17:46 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.4/935 - Release Date: 03/08/2007 17:46 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq