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wipe entire HHD
Name: bess hass Date: December 26, 2002 at 12:16:40 Pacific OS: ME CPU/Ram: duron800/376 ram
Comment:
Iwantto wipe the data and partition in the hdd any ideas how or what programme i can use to do this sad operation. please help
Name: DickM Date: December 26, 2002 at 14:02:30 Pacific
Reply:
Why is it a sad operation? The op system that is on the hard disk is the same one that is on all the cds.
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Response Number 2
Name: wawadave Date: December 26, 2002 at 17:46:36 Pacific
Reply:
hello use fdisk goto www.burzurq.com and read how too use fdisk
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Response Number 3
Name: marinersfan Date: December 27, 2002 at 21:32:00 Pacific
Reply:
hey bess hass, here is a site that has prgram that claims it will wipe your entire hard drive, it says that it will even wipe stuff that fdisk won't wipe, Here is the site www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/...the program is called "wipe out" and is in a downloadable zip file...I have not used this, but I have downloaded some of the other programs on this site with no problems. But as most people here who post will tell you scan for viruses and trojans and whatever else you have before installing,
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