2007-09-04 09:21:06 · 12 answers · asked by veronicamars911 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
DBAN - http://dban.sourceforge.net/
Burn an ISO to CD and boot with it.
2007-09-04 09:25:07 · answer #1 · answered by Matt F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many ways to do it. It the drive is not yoru boot drive then you can re-format it from the Windows user interface. Odd click on My Computer and select Manage then select Disk Management. Odd click the drive that you want to format and select format. If teh drive is a boot drive then you need to boot to DOS or a command shell and use a disk utility like format or FDISK. DBAN is a low level formatting utility that will not just erase the data...it will make that data forever unreadable. You will need to use FDISK and Format afterwards to repartition the drive for use.
2007-09-04 16:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by Digging for answers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree with CQ - if you are getting rid of the computer, destroy the hard drive. These hard drive cleaners still leave data even after seven or eight runs.
2007-09-04 16:25:57 · answer #3 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Push the windows key and r on your keyboard, or just go to the start menu and click "Run..." Type cmd in the box and hit enter. Run the format command from there. If you have an older Windows version, you can use fdisk from the DOS prompt.
2007-09-04 16:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download and save this program to a disk then reboot with the disk in...
Dukes Boot and Nuke
Then agin.. the pool idea isnt bad..... lol just kidding
2007-09-04 16:24:52 · answer #5 · answered by Hayabusa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Securely, or so you can use it again?
Securely, take it apart and destroy the platters.
So you can use it again, boot from a windows or linux CD and repartition, and reformat it.
Forensic data recovery can often retrieve data, even after so called secure erases are performed.
2007-09-04 16:25:38 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You use a hard drive wiper software, such as dban:
http://dban.sourceforge.net/
BE WARNED HARD DRIVE WIPERS WILL ERASE YOUR HARD DRIVE DATA FOREVER! (Good if you are selling your computer or the hard drive to someone).
2007-09-04 16:24:13 · answer #7 · answered by MikeTwo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Really wipe it with DBAN or Darik's Boot & Nuke... that is a wiping program.
2007-09-04 16:25:02 · answer #8 · answered by castleon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why? so you can wipe somebody's hard drive that you hate?
2007-09-04 16:27:04 · answer #9 · answered by AFIHIM1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a bootdisk with the format command on it. you can get one from http://www.bootdisk.com then boot it up to the disk and run format c: /s
2007-09-04 16:25:01 · answer #10 · answered by Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋