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RE: Hard Drive data security
From: "Dan Wozniak" <danran420 () hotmail com>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:39:24 +0000
Use Darik's Boot and Nuke CD. http://dban.sourceforge.net/. Stick it in and boot with the CD/floppy. At the prompt type 'dod' for the department of defense wiping algorithm.
From: Paul Kurczaba <paul () myipis com> To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Hard Drive data security Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:11:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0Received: from outgoing2.securityfocus.com ([205.206.231.26]) by mc3-f21.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:20:39 -0700 Received: from lists.securityfocus.com (lists.securityfocus.com [205.206.231.19])by outgoing2.securityfocus.com (Postfix) with QMQPid 209E4143743; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:04:24 -0600 (MDT)Received: (qmail 17404 invoked from network); 28 Sep 2004 09:56:35 -0000 X-Message-Info: 6sSXyD95QpWW/MsasTxwTfrRX72rERam Mailing-List: contact security-basics-help () securityfocus com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: <security-basics.list-id.securityfocus.com> List-Post: <mailto:security-basics () securityfocus com> List-Help: <mailto:security-basics-help () securityfocus com> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:security-basics-unsubscribe () securityfocus com> List-Subscribe: <mailto:security-basics-subscribe () securityfocus com> Delivered-To: mailing list security-basics () securityfocus com Delivered-To: moderator for security-basics () securityfocus com Message-ID: <20040928121127.420bf34d () mail kurczaba com> X-Mailer: Kerio MailServer 6.0.2 WebMailReturn-Path: security-basics-return-30243-danran420=hotmail.com () securityfocus com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Sep 2004 18:20:40.0226 (UTC) FILETIME=[30C28820:01C4A71A]Hi,I have a question about hard drive data security. The hard drive on my notebook is failing and Dell is going to replace it. They are going to take the old one with them. How can I securely remove the data from the hard drive?Thanks, Paul
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Current thread:
- Re:Hard Drive data security Ghaith Nasrawi (Sep 30)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Hard Drive data security Shanafelt, Gabe (Sep 30)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Zachary Shay (Sep 30)
- RE: Hard Drive data security adisegna (Sep 30)
- RE: Hard Drive data security Dan Wozniak (Sep 30)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Herman F . Ebeling Jr . (Sep 30)
- Re: Hard Drive data security creative (Sep 30)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Gethin Jones (Oct 04)
- RE: Hard Drive data security Leong Kok Wah Kenneth (Oct 01)
- Re: Hard Drive data security creative (Oct 04)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Andrew Prince (Oct 04)
- Re: Hard Drive data security David Pires (Oct 04)
- RE: Hard Drive data security Leong Kok Wah Kenneth (Oct 01)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Alessandro Bottonelli (Oct 04)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Atom 'Smasher' (Oct 04)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Alessandro Bottonelli (Oct 04)
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