[olug] Drive wipe tool

[Jay Swackhamer]

If you want to be sure your data is unreadable, then I'd use either
one of these:
http://www.geekologie.com/2008/05/hard_drive_crusher_looks_like.php

This method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0x6gkZmqcc&feature=player_embedded

or some thermite as in this example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-ckechIqW0&feature=player_embedded

Howto:
http://hackaday.com/2008/09/16/how-to-thermite-based-hard-drive-anti-forensic-destruction/

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Quoting Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com>:

>> 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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