Secure Disk Erase in SCCM Windows PE

[FN-GM]

Hi,

Does anyone know how i can use some secure disk erasing software that sits ontop of Windows PE please?

The idea is we PXE boot a machine and have the option to erase the hard disk.

Thanks

[VeryPC_Tom_M]

I guess it all depends HOW securely you want to wipe the data on the drive (i.e. how many passes).

If you're wanting a less secure solution, you could try using Clean all from Diskpart, which would zero every sector on the disk.

Please note, however that this can take up to 5 hours, for a single pass on a 1TB disk...

[FN-GM]

We dont have massive disks.

I normally used DBAN with 3 passes.

Thanks

[Arthur]

If you're wanting a less secure solution, you could try using Clean all from Diskpart, which would zero every sector on the disk.

One pass is enough to completely erase data.

I normally used DBAN with 3 passes.

Overkill and a waste of time.

From Vista onwards (Windows PE 2.x), a full format will also write zeros to the the drive.

[FN-GM]

Im sort of getting back onto this. Does anyone know any alternatives than the PE formatting please?

[Arthur]

Does anyone know any alternatives than the PE formatting please?

What do you need the alternatives to do that Windows doesn't do already?

[VeryPC_Tom_M]

As an alternate software solution, I'd suggest Darik's Nuke and Boot: DBAN Download | Darik's Boot And Nuke

I'm presuming that you can run it within a PE environment, but that's something that I've never looked into (I normally run it from a Hiren's USB key).

[FN-GM]

I need 3 passes (I dont make the rules).

I am looking at using Dban but it doesn't need to be in PE. Does anyone have any guides on how to PXE boot Dban. I did a google search but it was vague, im not a linux expert. I might just open a new thread for Dban.

Thanks

[Arthur]

I need 3 passes (I dont make the rules).

This command will do a three pass erase in Windows PE.

format c: /fs=ntfs /x /p:3

[Arthur]

I'm presuming that you can run it within a PE environment

You can't run Linux from within Windows PE (not easily at least).

[VeryPC_Tom_M]

Sorry.. I was thinking PXE, rather than PE!

[FN-GM]

Sorry.. I was thinking PXE, rather than PE!

How do you do it?

[FN-GM]

format c: /fs=ntfs /x /p:3

/fs=ntfs is apparently an invalid parameter. googling says otherwise....

Thanks

[localzuk]

The Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack has DaRT in it, which is able to wipe disks.

Some have had a look at doing this here I believe.

[Arthur]

/fs=ntfs is apparently an invalid parameter.

Which Windows PE version are you using? 4.0?