Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/24

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Subject: [Leica] Program to erase a HDD
From: inquisitor at devilkitty.org (C. L. Basso)
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:48:02 -0500
References: <mailman.224.1322099681.33714.lug@leica-users.org>
 
On 11/23/2011 08:54 PM, lug-request at leica-users.org wrote:
> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:12:28 -0800
> From: "Frank Filippone"<red735i at earthlink.net>
>
> I am looking for a program that will totally and completely erase 
> everything
> on old HDD.  Must run on a PC, WIN7,
>
>
>
> This is so I can take the old HDD I have and erase all info so I can 
> recycle
> them properly, and without data risk.
>
>
>
> Anyone know of something that can be used?  ( short of a hammer.)

Darik's Boot and Nuke. "DBAN" is the best you'll get short of thermite. 
Takes a while, though.

Download the .iso (won't cost you a thing; it's free software), make a 
CD/DVD of it, then boot the box with the disc you just made.

http://www.dban.org/