Disk wiping recommendations

[Charles Jones]

Jon M. Hanson wrote:
> I'll repeat what I recommended to Hans just earlier today: Darik's  
> Boot and Nuke: http://www.dban.org.
>   
DBAN works nicely. I think hans also tried using the "shred" utility 
that most distros come with. Be aware that doing a secure of a hard disk 
that is 40GB or larger will take a considerable amount of time. Doing 
the most basic level wipe of a laptop with a 5400 RPM drive took 6 hours 
:(  YYMV depending on the size of your drive, the speed of the 
drive+interface, and the number of passes you select.

-Charles
> On Nov 7, 2008, at 8:21 PM, Josh Coffman wrote:
>   
>> 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