Wiping hard disks

[Arthur]

DBAN took 2hrs to complete for just 1 laptop!!

If you want to do it quicker (but just as thorough), try PartEd Magic's Erase Disk feature...

 

http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?81321-Secure-Erase-With-bootable-CD-USB-Linux..-Point-and-Click-Method

 

By using the built-in secure erase function of each HDD, I managed to wipe 5 x 2TB HDDs in less than a day.

[tech_guy]

By using the built-in secure erase function of each HDD, I managed to wipe 5 x 2TB HDDs in less than a day.

 

A member of staff seriously pi$$ed you off or moving on to a new job are you? ;-)

[glennda]

I use the built in function to FOG which will boot the machines do a full disk wipe and then shut them down again.

 

I can't remember what software it uses though

[SYNACK]

This is why I like full encryption, secure wipe is a 60 second affair of wipeing the TPM. You can wipe stuff fast and unsecure or slow and secure. Encryption does not really change this it just does the slow secure bit at the end of the build rather than end of life.

 

@Arthur - Good to know about the secure wipe stuff.

[speckytecky]

Thanks - at last a Hirens link that actually works for me!

Could use Hirens, i think there's a dos disk shredder.

[zag]

If you want to do it quicker (but just as thorough), try PartEd Magic's Erase Disk feature...

 

Guide Secure Erase With bootable CD/USB Linux.. Point and Click Method

 

By using the built-in secure erase function of each HDD, I managed to wipe 5 x 2TB HDDs in less than a day.

 

Yes I did a few 250gb ones with this, worked a little quicker.

 

Thanks.