[olug] Drive wipe tool

[Chad Homan]

Darik's Boot and Nuke http://www.dban.org/

Chad, CISSP

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On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> > With the recycling event coming up, I am getting questions on how to wipe
> a drive BEFORE bringing it in.  I am looking for recommendations for a
> bootable CD that "grandma" could use to wipe the drive.  Any ideas right off
> the top of your heads?
> > This does NOT need to be a DOD wipe, just to keep stuff from prying eyes.
>
> I use Active KillDisk.  It has both free & pro versions.  It will
> do everything from a "write zeros" wipe to a 7-pass DOD wipe.
> It boots into a VGA text screen with very basic instructions.
> You just select the disk, select your wipe method, and type "go".
>
> http://www.killdisk.com/
>
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