hi, im sure there is a linux program that will let me wipe my hard drive. i found mbr.exe for linux that does that but need to know if there is a laternative for that. if not. using magic iso how do i boot it from the start of computer start to make it recognize my mbr.exe file. i tried magic iso mulitboot but cant get the hang of it. when pressing hot key it gives me an error. how can i make this bootable to wipe hard drive

delpart should blow away just about anything it can recognize (and I've used it on Unix, Linux, WinNT, DOS): http://russelltexas.com/delpart.htm Just remember, you'll have no partitions at the end of running it, so you'll have to go back and use fdisk/disk druid/cfdisk/whatever before reinstalling another OS

Any type of wipe software will erase the disk. Get a knoppix or other live cd and use eraser or some similar program. "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, antivirus, anti-spyware, Live CD's, backups, are in my top 10

i think you guys helped me notice somethin. im using all kinds of software at boot. like wipe v3 pro.iso i burned the iso i know it works because i used it on my other computer. but since this one is a server comp the comfiguration is different. i can seem to boot from just the cd rom since its connected with the hard drive on raid and don't have another way. the computer will detect my cd but will go straight to ubuntu.

You should be able to change the boot order in the system's BIOS. If the CD is after the HD in the BIOS, the system will always boot from the HD. Since I do not use a serve here, I have no real world experience, but I do not believe a server is any different than a desktop system in that the system first runs a P.O.S.T, then runs the code in the BIOS, then hands execution off to the OS. If the CD comes before the HD in the BIOS boot order, you should be able to boot from the CD. HTH, Ernie Registered Linux User 247790

i still havent been able to find delpart to work for windows xp. i want to completely wipe out my hard drive so i can reformat them i tried to make delpart setup floppy disk but still no chance