I have two old PCs I want to give away. Can anyone point me to a decent HD scrambler program, which really cleans the old hard disks? Preferably something which runs from a floppy.
Don't want the little haXX0r boys to restore my pr0n-collection...
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| Author: | chopov [ 02-17-2005 07:19 AM ] |
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I have two old PCs I want to give away. Can anyone point me to a decent HD scrambler program, which really cleans the old hard disks? Preferably something which runs from a floppy. Don't want the little haXX0r boys to restore my pr0n-collection...
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| Author: | FragaGeddon [ 02-17-2005 07:36 AM ] |
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Eraser |
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| Author: | Magestic [ 02-17-2005 07:56 AM ] |
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Low Level Format it. 10 Times. |
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| Author: | FragaGeddon [ 02-17-2005 08:04 AM ] |
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Magestic wrote: Low Level Format it.
10 Times. That's what Eraser will do. |
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| Author: | Tormentius [ 02-17-2005 08:26 AM ] |
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If the old data is sensitive (eg. business information) I wouldn't recommend selling it with those drives at all (in fact for drives like that either a disposal company or a hammer is the best solution  ). For normal information though, a program like Eraser is more than adequate.
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| Author: | 4g3nt_Smith [ 02-17-2005 08:33 AM ] |
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Look for a program called Boot and Nuke, it'll boot from floppy or CD, and can re-write a disc with random 1's and 0's any number of times. |
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| Author: | FragaGeddon [ 02-17-2005 09:04 AM ] |
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If you download Eraser, you can make a Boot & Nuke Floppie from it. |
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| Author: | chopov [ 02-17-2005 09:52 AM ] |
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thx guys Boot and Nuke seems to fit my needs best. 
Eraser can't handle empty space on partitions larger than 2 gigs. 
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| Author: | Magestic [ 02-17-2005 09:56 AM ] |
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FragaGeddon wrote: Magestic wrote: Low Level Format it. 10 Times. That's what Eraser will do. Didn't know that, soz. |
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| Author: | FragaGeddon [ 02-17-2005 10:20 AM ] |
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Magestic wrote: FragaGeddon wrote: Magestic wrote: Low Level Format it. 10 Times. That's what Eraser will do. Didn't know that, soz. Sorry. I meant Eraser has Boot & Nuke that you can put on a floppy. Didn't know Boot & Nuke was available seperatly. But Eraser is a good program especially if you want to erase a file from your hard drive. |
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| Author: | Kills On Site [ 02-17-2005 01:55 PM ] |
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when I do LLF (low level format) or actually zero-fills I use the software from the manufacture of the drive and it always seems to do nicely. Never used Boot and Nuke. |
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