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- <li><em>date</em>: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:35:48 -0400</li>
- <li><em>from</em>: hbbs at comcast.net (Jeff Hubbs)</li>
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Jeff
On Mon, 2005-07-11 at 08:58 -0400, Keith R. Watson wrote:
> At 13:22 7/1/2005, you wrote:
> >I've got a drive that has to go back to the manufacturer. It's not dead yet,
> >though it's dying. What's the best way to erase it?
> >
> >dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdx
> >
> >is what comes to my mind? Is there a better way?
>
>
> Darik's Boot and Nuke
>
> Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that
> securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically
> and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect,
> which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
>
> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://dban.sourceforge.net/";>http://dban.sourceforge.net/</a>
>
>
> And best of all it's based on Linux.
>
> keith
>
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