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On 9/30/05, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Sold my laptop on Ebay. It was dual boot Gentoo/XP Pro and had |
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> financial data on it. I'd like to pretty securely wipe the drive |
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> before shipping. I've already deleted all 10 partitions and written |
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> new partitions on which are different sizes and different file |
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> systems. What simple command can Ido to write data to the whole drive? |
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> After doing this I will be deleting all partitions again and |
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> running the XP reinstall disk from Compaq so that the new buyer gets a |
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> machine more or less ready for him to work. (I offered to set him up |
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> with Gentoo but he didn't byte.) ;-) |
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> I should think you could use `dd` but im not sure exactly the command |
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syntax you need. |
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-Mike |
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Michael E. Crute |
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Software Developer |
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SoftGroup Development Corporation |
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Linux, because reboots are for installing hardware. |
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"In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?" |
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