Has anyone used Darik`s boot and nuke to wipe the hard drive ?
06 May 2008, 05:04 PM
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Has anyone used Darik`s boot and nuke to wipe the hard drive ?
I`m just wondering if anyone has used the Darik download to wipe their hard drive, if so how good is it and how easy is it to use ?
It seems a really good idea and very clever.
Darik's Boot and Nuke (Hard Drive Disk Wipe)
It seems a really good idea and very clever.
Darik's Boot and Nuke (Hard Drive Disk Wipe)
06 May 2008, 08:54 PM
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We use it on all our PC's that leave our building before they go to the recycling company. It can be quite slow on a large harddisk as it writes something to every area of the disk.
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06 May 2008, 09:05 PM
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Do you us the floppy or disc boot option ? Also is it fairly straight forward to use for someone with average pc knowledge ?
07 May 2008, 09:03 AM
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It is very simple, boot off a floopy disk (or CD) and you get presented with a dos prompt, type a command and come back in a few hours, one pc with a nuked hard disk!
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I tend to open up a drive and cut up the platters. Its quite satisfying, and if the screws don't come out you can drill the drive 
Must more fun that wiping a drive really slowly....
Must more fun that wiping a drive really slowly....
what you trying to hide 
09 May 2008, 01:59 PM
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How long does it take roughly to clear a 40GB hard drive with Darik`s nuke and boot from a floppy ? I`m clearing the drive on my spare laptop.
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10 May 2008, 01:12 PM
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I wiped a 40GB hard drive yesterday with the floppy disk boot, i used the dod option and it took just under 4 hours. I have reloaded a fresh install of windows and the laptop seems a lot smoother for some reason, maybe all sorts of crap has dissapeared that was cluttering my system up.
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