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September 9th, 2017, 10:20 PM
#1
[RESOLVED] Most foolproof way to wipe drives
It's so long since I've done this. What's the easiest way? I need to wipe 2 drives to use as backups, neither of which is the one I'm working from. Does slave-master still apply in SATA?
Also need to completely wipe another Vista HD already in a puter in preparation for clean-installing Win 7 on it. Will the Win 7 DVD wipe it before installation?
Last edited by foxy; September 9th, 2017 at 10:24 PM.
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September 10th, 2017, 03:22 AM
#2
You can format the boot drive during Windows installation. If you are not concerned about any malware leftovers, the link below has info. Make sure you have backups of any needed files on them, as well as any re-installation files or info for Windows r application software and drivers.
http://www.wikihow.com/Format-the-C-...With-Windows-7
There is no Master/Slave with SATA drives. You can just format them also.
If you really want to wipe them due to sensitive files or data, or malware remnants, you can use DBAN or Eraser. Just make sure to select the CORRECT drive to use these utilities on, as once they are done there is no hope of recovering anything on the drive that they have erased.
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September 10th, 2017, 11:15 AM
#3
DBAN, using the default setting, overwrites everything 3 times.
I use the iso to make a bootable cd or thumbdrive as needed.
Boot to it and make darn sure the drive I want to wipe, is the only one attached to the computer.
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September 10th, 2017, 02:22 PM
#4
And should I use D-Ban on the 2 drives I'm readying for backups? Does it also install the format?
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September 10th, 2017, 03:45 PM
#5
No, DBAN simply overwries everything of the drive. You will need to partiton it and format it afterward.
Or you can simply re-formate the drives from Widows. I have done that too.
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September 10th, 2017, 07:14 PM
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