Comments on: How to erase your hard drive http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/ Brain Dumps For All Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:11:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kurt http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1391 Kurt Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:46:54 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1391 @Todd - this is why I tell people to use WipeDrive... to late for you now =( DBAN works well but if you're not a geek and things get hairy this is where you can find yourself. Are you getting any options at all? Can you choose advanced installation during the boot up? If the CD drive isn't loading period, no windows installation options, I recommend you reformat your hard drive. How old is the PC? Can you post a screen shot of what you see when you put in the windows DVD - Also can you take a photo of the windows DVD and post it online at a place like www.flickr.com @Todd – this is why I tell people to use WipeDrive… to late for you now =( DBAN works well but if you’re not a geek and things get hairy this is where you can find yourself.

Are you getting any options at all? Can you choose advanced installation during the boot up?
If the CD drive isn’t loading period, no windows installation options, I recommend you reformat your hard drive.

How old is the PC? Can you post a screen shot of what you see when you put in the windows DVD – Also can you take a photo of the windows DVD and post it online at a place like http://www.flickr.com

]]> By: Todd http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1390 Todd Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:22:46 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1390 I used DBAN and tried to reinstall windows 7. Now it's like my dvd drive is not recognized to read the CD for reinstallation. I have changed the boot order and keep restarting my system, but cant get windows to load. Any suggestions? I used DBAN and tried to reinstall windows 7. Now it’s like my dvd drive is not recognized to read the CD for reinstallation. I have changed the boot order and keep restarting my system, but cant get windows to load. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Kurt http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1389 Kurt Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:33:10 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1389 glad it worked out for you! glad it worked out for you!

]]> By: Larry http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1388 Larry Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:03:59 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1388 Thanks for the article... I have been trying to find a program that will effectively erase all data. As a previous person stated, I had attempted wiping my hard drive multiple times to rid virus infection but even after fresh OS installation they seemed to show their ugly face. Rather annoying. Even Eraser with the guttman passes wouldn't fully work. Granted it may be even more powerful then what I'm really in need of but if it works then it works. Thanks again! Thanks for the article… I have been trying to find a program that will effectively erase all data. As a previous person stated, I had attempted wiping my hard drive multiple times to rid virus infection but even after fresh OS installation they seemed to show their ugly face. Rather annoying. Even Eraser with the guttman passes wouldn’t fully work. Granted it may be even more powerful then what I’m really in need of but if it works then it works. Thanks again!

]]> By: Kurt Turner http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1385 Kurt Turner Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:11:05 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1385 @Jean-Pierre Yes we use DBAN all the time at work! it doesn't work on some IBM and MAC systems - for those we use wipedrive so I do recommend the product. Thanks for the comment! @Jean-Pierre Yes we use DBAN all the time at work! it doesn’t work on some IBM and MAC systems – for those we use wipedrive so I do recommend the product.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Jean-Pierre http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1384 Jean-Pierre Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:55:01 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1384 Unless you really want to spend money, DBAN is an excellent tool...I am actually wipping out 102 Fiber Channel SCSI drives from a IBM DS4700 SAN using 4 virtual machine booted with DBAN 2.6.6. I mapped each single VM with 8 SCSI drives (single Raid 0 for each drive) using Raw Device mapping to give the software direct access to disk and disabled any cache process on the drives prior to start. 14 Tb will takes days, yes indeed ! No errors or particular problems so far. Unless you really want to spend money, DBAN is an excellent tool…I am actually wipping out 102 Fiber Channel SCSI drives from a IBM DS4700 SAN using 4 virtual machine booted with DBAN 2.6.6. I mapped each single VM with 8 SCSI drives (single Raid 0 for each drive) using Raw Device mapping to give the software direct access to disk and disabled any cache process on the drives prior to start. 14 Tb will takes days, yes indeed ! No errors or particular problems so far.

]]> By: Beth Ashman http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1377 Beth Ashman Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:30:27 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1377 Thank you ! Thank you !

]]> By: Kurt Turner http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1376 Kurt Turner Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:59:22 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1376 The CD will walk you through setup - it will ask you to choose a partition - if one doesn't exist it will allow you to create one by selecting the free disk space - if windows ask you to format just say yes =) The CD will walk you through setup – it will ask you to choose a partition – if one doesn’t exist it will allow you to create one by selecting the free disk space – if windows ask you to format just say yes =)

]]> By: Beth Ashman http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1375 Beth Ashman Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:51:50 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1375 Kurt - thank you for answering so quickly! If you don't mind, I have another question please. I will have to partition and format this disk correct? And I will be prompted to do this when I insert the Windows 7 CD, correct? Again - Thanks so much! Kurt – thank you for answering so quickly! If you don’t mind, I have another question please. I will have to partition and format this disk correct? And I will be prompted to do this when I insert the Windows 7 CD, correct?

Again – Thanks so much!

]]> By: Kurt Turner http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1374 Kurt Turner Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:46:36 +0000 http://analysisandreview.com/computer-hardware/how-to-erase-your-hard-drive/#comment-1374 after you clean with DBAN just slide the windows 7 CD in after you clean with DBAN just slide the windows 7 CD in

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