Suggestions on software to wipe hard drive

deflexion · 18 Oct 2006 at 19:37

As the title suggests I've got a hard drive that I'd like to wipe. Through a simple google I found several programs that do this but I was wondering if you guys have any reccomendations or suggestions on which one may be best to use.

Thanks

SuperBOB · 18 Oct 2006 at 20:03

police

Someone get the police round to this chaps place a.s.a.p

IronFire · 18 Oct 2006 at 20:25

DBAN

don't use anything else apart from a hammer ...

richieboy · 18 Oct 2006 at 20:56

I use CopyWipe, you can download it from my site here.

Whack it on a floppy and boot from it.

RJC · 18 Oct 2006 at 21:16

Hi,
I use eraser, link below, not sure if you can use a boot disc.

http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

Rob

Craig321 · 18 Oct 2006 at 21:18

Low level format on the Maxtor PowerMax thingy should do the job.

Bailey_sufc · 18 Oct 2006 at 22:04

use a large hammer only sure way to clean it properly

InvaderGIR · 18 Oct 2006 at 22:09

Easiest way to completely wipe a drive is to open up the thing and wipe your fingers on the platters after a messy eating of a takeaway.

InvG

VeNT · 18 Oct 2006 at 22:16

Dban then strip it down and burn the parts.

deflexion · 18 Oct 2006 at 23:06

lol. thanks for the suggestions guys

Burnsy2023 · 19 Oct 2006 at 11:25

Craig321 said:
Low level format on the Maxtor PowerMax thingy should do the job.

Wrong, this will NOT wipe data from the disc and it'll still be recoverable.

Burnsy

deflexion · 19 Oct 2006 at 15:52

richieboy said:
I use CopyWipe, you can download it from my site here.

Whack it on a floppy and boot from it.

if i used this to wipe the hard drive would I be able to reinstall windows using the CD Drives or does this delete the drivers that make the cd drives usable?

wizardmaxx · 19 Oct 2006 at 15:55

Dont quite understand the question. Whats your rig and os.

deflexion · 19 Oct 2006 at 15:57

well i was told that completly wiping the hard drive could mean that the optical drives will not work because it would have deleted drivers off the hard drive. would this be the case?

Windows XP Home btw

wizardmaxx · 19 Oct 2006 at 15:59

Well yes, but hows that different from installing a brand new hard drive in your pc on first build

deflexion · 19 Oct 2006 at 16:00

wizardmaxx said:
Well yes, but hows that different from installing a brand new hard drive in your pc on first build

Ye thats what i thought. I just wanna be sure so im not stuck with a PC that cant install windows.

wizardmaxx · 19 Oct 2006 at 16:03

Worst that can happen is you totally destroy the MBR. What exactlly do you want to 'wipe' on the hard drive and how 'wiped must it be (missus, mother, CIA) cos there are some good proggies out there that can wipe the free space on your drive.

deflexion · 19 Oct 2006 at 16:05

I just want to have the hard drive as if it were fresh from the supplier, ready to install windows.

wizardmaxx · 19 Oct 2006 at 16:09

Just do a full format during the XP install. If you wanted to wipe it for military espionage than youd have to wipe it like 20 times.

deflexion · 19 Oct 2006 at 16:14

Ah ye thats probabally best then