you could also boot some Linux CD and:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/DRIVE2WIPE
Easy...   :)
Enrique 

 

eculbert writes: 

> Resending an email from Nathan that he posted here almost 4 years ago. I used it on a few and afterwards, the system didn't even know any device was attached as I hadn't specified a starting block, it wiped block zero. It is the 'w' that writes. Without the w, it just verifies the blocks.
> +++++++++++
> destroying hard drives (intentionally)
> Thursday, January 13, 2005 7:36 AM
> From:
> "Nathan England" <plug@the-arcanum.org>
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> If the hard drive still works, boot knoppix on the machine, then run
> 'badblocks -svvw /dev/hda1' or whatever the drive is. That will zero
> everything in the disk. I've not found a recovery utility yet that will find
> anything after that. 
> 
> nathan 
> 
> 73 
> 
> Ed/ke7feg  ....Now that Novemeber is here, April can wait! 
> 
> On 2/23/2007 the morse code requirement was dropped for getting 
> a ham license. Now just pass the written exams which are on the 
> web at arrl.org for questions and http://www.kb0mga.net/exams/ 
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Josh Coffman <josh@computeristsolutions.com> wrote: 
> 
>> From: Josh Coffman <josh@computeristsolutions.com>
>> Subject: Disk wiping recommendations
>> To: "plug" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
>> Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 8:21 PM
>> Hi all, 
>> 
>>   Could anyone please post recommendations on wiping data
>> off of a hard
>> drive?  I'm getting rid of my old desktop and want to
>> make sure its clean
>> before the recipient gets it (not that they would have a
>> clue how to
>> retrieve data).  It's just a precaution. 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> -j
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