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You've got to be kidding, right?
This article fails to mention the Darik's Boot and Nuke? Which is without question, and always has been, the best open source (so you know it actually works) and respected hard drive wiper for many many years.

Come on. This article gets a 'D' at best.
Posted by: tecopa03   Posted on: 05/01/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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You've got to be kidding, right?  tecopa03 | 05/01/07
Boot & Nuke is technically and legally inferior  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 05/02/07
Message has been deleted.  tecopa03 | 05/02/07
DBAN vs. Secure Erase  tech3@... | 05/02/07
I have to agree...  muzhik | 05/02/07
More secure way.  Peconet Tietokoneet-21703818799325819467806990363298 | 05/14/07
Please be polite  krisaustinse@... | 05/02/07
Rightful observation  professordnm | 05/02/07
You really should READ an article before you begin to slam it.  friedcow | 05/02/07
I used to work for the Department of Defense  Dr_Zinj | 05/02/07
Too true...  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Turned into DRMO  swattz101 | 05/02/07
386?  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Sandpaper and Elbow-Grease  CiberWulf | 05/03/07
Degausse and done  Silverbow | 05/07/07
Repeat: Boot & Nuke is inferior. Get over it.  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 05/02/07
Repeat: Boot & Nuke is inferior. Get over it.  DBOYCE | 05/03/07
Dumbest comments...  rob.elm@... | 05/03/07
MHDD, etc.  alper83 | 05/07/07
SE IS NIST certed  jwhoover | 06/01/07
Most simple method  JGehrken | 06/19/07
Do you have a link?  JCitizen | 12/31/07
It feels funny to reply to a deleted message  lamp299 | 05/02/07
You're right - my bad  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 05/02/07
A good article  Information_z | 06/07/07
Secure Erase Blows  rob.elm@... | 05/03/07
a question...  alper83 | 05/06/07
some people would argue it's worse for easing data off of SCSI drives and o  jwhoover | 06/01/07
Legal matters !!!  PokeyJoe | 12/27/07
But What About?  wjkahlssmd@... | 05/02/07
"Secure Empty Trash"  shoktai@... | 05/02/07
You are correct - and  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 05/02/07
Just a question  Joerobyte | 05/02/07
Yeah, no problem  j.m.galvin | 05/02/07
not toast  cuba_pete@... | 05/03/07
wipe from cd  stigg101 | 01/03/08
I do...  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
What about for a whole drive?  Wolfpup | 05/02/07
Well...  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Random Subject  Wolfpup | 05/02/07
Can you boot with Linux?  muzhik | 05/02/07
powerpc macs can boot yellow dog linux  impala_sc | 05/02/07
Mac Secure Erase  swattz101 | 05/02/07
Start from CD or DVD  j.m.galvin | 05/02/07
A hardware erasing device....  arminw | 12/28/07
Your title is misleading.  ShadeTree | 05/02/07
Come again?  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Average user? You got the easy part  lamp299 | 05/02/07
Ah, but that's the point  voska | 05/03/07
techie  cuba_pete@... | 05/03/07
Just wondering...  pmshah@... | 05/03/07
Sarbanes, Oxley, and HIPPA  D. T. Schmitz | 05/03/07
Put it under a ShadeTree  Ole Man | 05/02/07
I agree  voska | 05/03/07
on point  tommystuddard@... | 02/22/08
Hit it with a hammer  wmpierro@... | 05/02/07
The hammer won't, but the blaster will...  mdavidson59@... | 05/02/07
No chances...  Michael Of Atlanta | 05/02/07
I prefer...  jboutot@... | 05/02/07
no better way than  RainMaker_AMK | 05/02/07
90%? What happen to the less than 10%  lamp299 | 05/02/07
rocket  swattz101 | 05/02/07
Thermite is my favorite...  JCitizen | 05/03/07
recover  cuba_pete@... | 05/03/07
I think the object of this post was to erase it  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
Drive value not enough  jheine | 11/14/07
Poor Man's way - cipher.exe command  RobertSeattle | 05/02/07
used?  cuba_pete@... | 05/03/07
cp /dev/random /dev/hda  davidr69 | 05/02/07
So what about this situation?  erm@... | 05/02/07
VHS Tape Earaser or degausser / Super strong magnet  jhimes | 05/02/07
Bulk Tape Eraser  bonafide49 | 05/02/07
No, you can't  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Yep....no easy erasing  ShoreLeave | 05/02/07
No need for an MRI  nECrO_z | 05/04/07
Not quite...  bixbyru@... | 05/04/07
On another note...  bixbyru@... | 05/04/07
Erasing Drives  burtoni | 05/02/07
Nope  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Use a disk degausser  Bamaro | 05/09/07
Same thing happened to a friend  RIMMAN.Larry@... | 05/02/07
Hmmm...  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
This would not stop professional recovery  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
Read and heed before you make a (stupid) comment  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Huh?  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
anything else bothering you ?  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
..you nailed it right...  searching55@... | 05/02/07
Uh huh.  bixbyru@... | 05/03/07
Get some perspective  Bozzer | 05/05/07
WHat would actually be useful...  erm@... | 05/02/07
Again...  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Depends on what you want to do ?  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
situation...  cuba_pete@... | 05/03/07
Undoing that stuff  bcunning@... | 05/02/07
Undoing that stuff  d_j_owen2002@... | 05/02/07
confusing article  petem@... | 05/02/07
True, but...  seal@... | 05/02/07
I didn't find this confusing  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
How to enable the function  wayne.wong@... | 05/02/07
Function is available on drive itself  muzhik | 05/02/07
Hmmm... interesting  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
SUN has something similar, BUT  impala_sc | 05/02/07
Hmmm...?  bixbyru@... | 05/03/07
What do you have that's floppy?  jrcooperjr | 05/02/07
Bootable CD  muzhik | 05/02/07
Bootable Disk  swattz101 | 05/02/07
If anything  pmshah@... | 05/03/07
Why doesn't Windows XP format a bootable CD?  davidsf@... | 06/18/07
There IS Such a Beast--Just Not from Microsoft  dumptux | 06/18/07
ATA Drives? Hmm...  Neuromage | 05/02/07
READme, ATA drives  techrep@... | 05/02/07
you want to talk about "old" drive tech  ShoreLeave | 05/02/07
What about...  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
memories  ShoreLeave | 05/02/07
Indeed...  bixbyru@... | 05/03/07
remember when....  impala_sc | 05/02/07
yes, I can  ShoreLeave | 05/02/07
Well, Actually....  psomerset@... | 05/03/07
I doubt  pmshah@... | 05/03/07
uhh no  danwat1234 | 05/02/07
I doubt that too  pmshah@... | 05/03/07
ATA = IDE/EIDE/SATA !!!  alper83 | 05/06/07
cd-r boot  stigg101 | 01/03/08
Maybe  seal@... | 05/02/07
SAMSUNG  erm@... | 05/02/07
Weak Effort  wekiva@... | 05/02/07
A magnet won't do it...  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
A strong magnetic field will work  wekiva@... | 05/02/07
Nope.  bixbyru@... | 05/03/07
Yep  nECrO_z | 05/04/07
Floppy Drive?  ChaGeek | 05/02/07
Floppy Drive???  already_in_use | 05/02/07
Exactly that  pmshah@... | 05/03/07
erasing hard drive  stargate1121@... | 05/02/07
Formatting Doesn't Clean the Drive  andy101 | 05/02/07
Secure Erase isn't formatting  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 05/02/07
MY GOD!!!  bmerc | 11/13/07
I disagree.  pmshah@... | 05/03/07
'Fraid not  muzhik | 05/02/07
Quick format  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
I believe you have to delete all partitions  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
Overkill  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Full format will not do the same thing  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
All I said...  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Overkill is a matter of personal opionion  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
Want to bet?  professordnm | 05/02/07
Full Format  swattz101 | 05/02/07
Deleting partitions won't work  orthocross | 05/02/07
Formatting HD  prairie_dog5 | 05/09/07
Wow  mikeholli | 05/02/07
That'll work!  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 05/02/07
Okay Robin  mikeholli | 05/02/07
NIST defines three levels of disk data destruction  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 05/02/07
Reading that  mikeholli | 05/02/07
Reading that  mikeholli | 05/02/07
But how many end users...  KWierso | 05/02/07
Cheaper Yet!  already_in_use | 05/02/07
BUT!.!.!.!.  mikeholli | 05/02/07
Right on!  bixbyru@... | 05/03/07
I think the point was to erase the hard drive  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
What?  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Better yet. It is fast and greener.  osreinstall | 05/02/07
Defrag a drive  burtoni | 05/02/07
defrag  boomchuck1 | 05/02/07
I recollect  pmshah@... | 05/03/07
Just like my blog  pingu@... | 05/02/07
I hate to tell you...BUT  mikeholli | 05/02/07
You are wrong  pingu@... | 05/02/07
Nothing on the HD?  boomchuck1 | 05/02/07
I thought so!  pingu@... | 05/02/07
Are Eraser Programs a fake then?  cigsas@... | 05/02/07
puzzle time  mikeholli | 05/02/07
DoD 5220.22-M is an old standard  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 05/02/07
NO not fake as there are different methods  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
Hammer method  mikeholli | 05/02/07
Guess again  bixbyru@... | 05/02/07
Repartition, format using Fat 16  intrepi@... | 05/02/07
What feels greater?  Shadetree Engineer | 05/02/07
Magnets!  boomchuck1 | 05/02/07
Great Idea  burtoni | 05/02/07
Cool idea  Shadetree Engineer | 05/02/07
Excellent!  mikeholli | 05/02/07
News Letter?  Shadetree Engineer | 05/02/07
Will a Cutting Torch Work? Reusability is NOT a requirement. (NT)  Update victim | 05/02/07
Sure  mikeholli | 05/02/07
What will 6000 degrees do?  Shadetree Engineer | 05/02/07
Like a charm!!! Did it....  btljooz | 06/07/07
44mag is the only way - shoot it  waynearcelectcom | 05/02/07
I'll stick with my secure erase methods -  nix_hed | 05/02/07
Belt sander happy  rregier@... | 05/02/07
WEAR A MASK!  muzhik | 05/02/07
Almost, but not quite  jedi105@... | 05/02/07
Total Physical Destruction, YES!  Ron_007 | 05/02/07
Hmmm, bad blocks  TripleII | 05/02/07
...this accomplishes nothing  cornfreak | 05/02/07
Molten Slag!  Shadetree Engineer | 05/02/07
If I have 30 hour Ill do this  rammaramara@... | 05/02/07
So, What about single files and Free Space?  normjr@... | 05/02/07
Secure delete single files  Ron_007 | 05/02/07
Free Space and Thanks,  normjr@... | 05/03/07
Because it?s been disabled by most motherboard BIOSes.  BALTHOR | 05/02/07
If you are really concerned about the security of your data  pingu@... | 05/02/07
Don't Bet the farm on it!  normjr@... | 05/02/07
Sounds like a business oppertunity for the enterprising posters  pingu@... | 05/02/07
Or just keep all your old drives...  KWierso | 05/02/07
If folks really knew about drive geometry...  jdhoechlin@... | 05/02/07
Active@killdisk  RoninV | 05/02/07
Typical  bumberfsck | 05/02/07
Low level format the drive  Pyrotech_z | 05/02/07
This is from the Western Digital DataLifeguard tools  pingu@... | 05/02/07
Looks like the [pre} tag doesn't work?? Re previous post  pingu@... | 05/02/07
Simple way to erase the deleted files  brad@... | 05/02/07
Hard Drive Erase  chuckotto | 05/02/07
Just like I wrote last July  drwebber | 05/02/07
Really Possible??  cardinal33 | 05/02/07
Try Encryption  i.adair@... | 05/02/07
Secure or Insane?  Headspin | 05/02/07
I'd agree, but...  KWierso | 05/02/07
According to circumstances.  miyojim | 05/05/07
I prefer a single jack hammer  home electrical | 05/02/07
I have observed many PC users just rip some DVDs to overwrite the disk  ralphrides | 05/02/07
Disk Space  damonbartn | 05/02/07
RE: Disk Space  techsand | 05/02/07
Wouldn't it be easier  HappyAsLarry | 05/02/07
Reformatting is insufficient  muzhik | 05/03/07
Reformatting not sufficient  HappyAsLarry | 05/05/07
The method does not work for SATA drives  ytosa@... | 05/02/07
Doh..  Fairway | 05/02/07
SECURE SOFTWARE BEWARE !!!!!  ryk@... | 05/02/07
audit log?  alper83 | 05/06/07
simpler erase  jperl@... | 05/03/07
Technicality  psomerset@... | 05/03/07
Why Not Just Reformat with another File Type?  Kalki_Avatar | 05/03/07
How to REALLY erase a hard drive  The_Quietman | 05/03/07
Securing data for the last time  dwpenn@... | 05/03/07
HDDERASE doesn't depend on floppy  muzhik | 05/03/07
Floppy and DOS not needed?  dwpenn@... | 05/03/07
Haven't read all the threads here / dd  D. T. Schmitz | 05/03/07
Network standards  shulland | 05/03/07
used?  cuba_pete@... | 05/03/07
I tried it and it does not work  AxleMunshine | 05/03/07
read the FAQ section  alper83 | 05/10/07
Why Trust What You Can't See?  bobhog | 05/03/07
How to Certifiably (Reheheeally) Erase a Hard Drive with Knoppix CD  D. T. Schmitz | 05/04/07
You're method, step 2  D-cat | 05/04/07
Erase a hard drive  mjd420nova | 05/04/07
Faraday Effect  D-cat | 05/04/07
erase hard drives the cheap way  andrewmrfixit@... | 05/05/07
Floppy, what floppy. How retro!  Steve*1* | 05/05/07
When in doubt, a bulk eraser works....  allen.childress@... | 05/07/07
A bit of history on how the DD-19 and DD-29 drives were erased.  Old Timer 8080 | 05/07/07
Why not Just get the free program Sure Delete?  shellyf@... | 05/08/07
standards and security  stemcellphone | 05/08/07
SECURE ERASE PROOF AND REFERENCES  ryk@... | 09/14/07
The author is such a bozo, didn't get his facts right .  david@... | 05/09/07
A question and a link  djdawson | 05/09/07
A question and a link  djdawson | 05/09/07
your facts are not not quite right either...  alper83 | 05/09/07
RE:Erase Drives  ITEngineerGuy | 05/09/07
have fun  ITEngineerGuy | 05/09/07
No, File Shredder Software is not fake  mireth | 05/11/07
Dosen't access secure erase  Wolfpup | 05/16/07
Pieces o' Eight  FiOS-Dave | 06/07/07
Magnets...  Information_z | 06/07/07
no more Floppy Disk in new Computers  gbeauchamp@... | 06/09/07
Topic Creep  Jambalaya Breath | 06/19/07
E-SATA erasure  citizenandy@... | 07/31/07
Hard Drives  bigspegie | 08/09/07
What about Linux?  rcugini@... | 11/12/07
Correction to article...  jmiller1978 | 12/27/07
KillDisK  Brewer@... | 12/27/07
RE: How to REALLY erase a hard drive  ZenaPrincess | 12/27/07
What if BIOS Prohibits Use?  doug@... | 12/27/07
I found a product called "Wipe"...  mikifinaz1@... | 12/27/07
RE: How to REALLY erase a hard drive  mhmallory@... | 12/27/07
Co-lo host data  joe@... | 12/27/07
bad link to the download  woftbo@... | 12/27/07
Alternative link...  Oh Boy! | 12/27/07
I can't get the checksum to verify on that file;  JCitizen | 12/31/07
RE: How to REALLY erase a hard drive  winddrift03 | 12/27/07
RE: How to REALLY erase a hard drive  Oh Boy! | 12/27/07
How about "Windows Washer"  simplifried | 12/27/07
How about "Windows Washer"  simplifried | 12/27/07
Use Cipher.exe /w  dnof | 12/28/07
RE: How to REALLY erase a hard drive  lmukoro | 04/11/08
RE: How to REALLY erase a hard drive  rezadoosti | 06/25/08
From what I understand...  JCitizen | 06/30/08
RE: How to REALLY erase a hard drive  grendel25 | 12/04/08
RE: How to REALLY erase a hard drive  kimlung | 04/14/09
Message has been deleted.  qi.xinyan163.com | 05/12/09

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