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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Good command for wiping a hard drive?
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:42:12
Message-Id: 5bdc1c8b0509301334n7aff4434j449f085a4a4e8336@mail.gmail.com
1 Hi,
2 Sold my laptop on Ebay. It was dual boot Gentoo/XP Pro and had
3 financial data on it. I'd like to pretty securely wipe the drive
4 before shipping. I've already deleted all 10 partitions and written
5 new partitions on which are different sizes and different file
6 systems. What simple command can Ido to write data to the whole drive?
7
8 After doing this I will be deleting all partitions again and
9 running the XP reinstall disk from Compaq so that the new buyer gets a
10 machine more or less ready for him to work. (I offered to set him up
11 with Gentoo but he didn't byte.) ;-)
12
13 Cheers,
14 Mark
15
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[gentoo-user] Re: Good command for wiping a hard drive? Remy Blank <remy.blank_asps@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Good command for wiping a hard drive? Michael Crute <mcrute@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Good command for wiping a hard drive? Mark Shields <laebshade@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Good command for wiping a hard drive? Billy Holmes <billy@××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] Good command for wiping a hard drive? Oliver Friedrich <beowulfwork@×××.de>
Re: [gentoo-user] Good command for wiping a hard drive? Alexander Skwar <listen@×××××××××××××××.name>