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HD scrambler
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:19 pm
by chopov
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...
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:36 pm
by FragaGeddon
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:56 pm
by Magestic
Low Level Format it.
10 Times.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:04 pm
by FragaGeddon
Magestic wrote:Low Level Format it.
10 Times.
That's what Eraser will do.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:26 pm
by Tormentius
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:33 pm
by 4g3nt_Smith
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:04 pm
by FragaGeddon
If you download Eraser, you can make a Boot & Nuke Floppie from it.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:52 pm
by chopov
thx guys
Boot and Nuke seems to fit my needs best. :icon14:
Eraser can't handle empty space on partitions larger than 2 gigs. :icon13:
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:56 pm
by Magestic
FragaGeddon wrote:Magestic wrote:Low Level Format it.
10 Times.
That's what Eraser will do.
Didn't know that, soz.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:20 pm
by FragaGeddon
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:55 pm
by Kills On Site
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.