HDD secure erase

gjc10212 · 6 Mar 2015 at 14:04

I would like recommendations on software to use for secure wiping HD's (don't mind paying). Software must be USB bootable.

malachi · 6 Mar 2015 at 14:58

Best taking a hammer to it, loads of people say that but I never see the point, waste of energy and hardware.

Plenty of free programs on UBCD to do this https://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

KIA · 6 Mar 2015 at 21:59

dban.

Zero Pope · 6 Mar 2015 at 22:11

KIA said:
dban.

This is what I use at work and we are ADISA certified.

d_brennen · 6 Mar 2015 at 22:21

For enterprise use, Blancco is fairly good. There is a server version which allows for pxe boot in place wiping, tracks hardware info too for audit. DBAN for everything else

George Hincapie · 6 Mar 2015 at 22:44

malachi said:
Best taking a hammer to it

Always this.

mrbazmondo · 7 Mar 2015 at 02:36

If you've got the right tools I'd open it up and see whats inside so you can see how they work. Theres a strong magnet that moves the head which is fun to play with and the platters skip over tables with hardly any resistance. The platters are usually glass so you can just break them when you're done scratching them up.

Edward78 · 7 Mar 2015 at 05:13

mrbazmondo said:
If you've got the right tools I'd open it up and see whats inside so you can see how they work. Theres a strong magnet that moves the head which is fun to play with and the platters skip over tables with hardly any resistance. The platters are usually glass so you can just break them when you're done scratching them up.

Ya, one time I had a strong mag. one used to check pacemakers over the phone & tried it on a drive, did nothing, I thought their was a 0write util???