Yep, no prob, I also posted a link to that kb above (but maybe it was posted after your post and went above your reply because it was a direct reply to roywiggi

Yep, no prob, I also posted a link to that kb above (but maybe it was posted after your post and went above your reply because it was a direct reply to roywiggins' post). Anyway, I wanted to also highlight how since the company where he worked was specifically a "software company" (I mean not a mom and pop shop around the corner or similar) the IT guys over there should have wiped the disk anyway, possibly using the SecureErase ATA command (that wipes also not normally accessible disk areas), it should be "standard" procedure.