how do you erase info on the hard drive disk?

Answer 1

format the hard drive

Answer 2

Formatting a drive will not remove any information from a hard drive. You will need to sanitize the drive, sanitising a drive destroys all information stored on it, including boot sector, the operating system and partition table. The drive is put in a virgin state, similar to when it was released from the factory.

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http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/drivecleanser/
http://www.bcwipe.com/
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http://www.dmares.com/maresware/df.htm#DECLASFY
http://www.dtidata.com/products_disk_wipe.asp
http://www.east-tec.com/consumer/eraser/index.htm
http://www.east-tec.com/enterprise/disposesecureent/index.htm
http://www.secure-data.com/ms.html
http://www.disk-wiper.com/

Answer 3

in XP : open your "manage Computer, choose disk management, choose the drive you want to delete all info, and right click on it, and erase disk partition, it will never come back and to re-use the disk you need to re-partition (and format it by using right click again)

Or you may parttion specific software, or you may format drive in both dos environment or XP

Answer 4

Are you trowing away the hard drive? If so the BEST way is to remove it from the computer and drill holes through it. Bunches of holes. It is the ONLY way to be safe.

Answer 5

go to dos prompt , format it , it will erase all datas on ur disk.
eg: type format c: /s.

Answer 6

Go to START

Go to RUN...

type COMMAND.COM

type CD..

type CD..

type CD..

Type Format C:\

Answer 7

Drop it in a acidsolution

Answer 8

To do it completely you'll need a hammer.