Have you checked to see if there are BIOS or PERC firmware updates for this server? Might correct the hardware errors.
Jeff On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Joseph Heaton <jhea...@dfg.ca.gov> wrote: > Lol... I'd like to do that, but we can't destroy the drives. This > particular instance is giving me issues I've never seen before. > > If we boot the server without the DBAN CD, it will boot normally to the > Windows login screen. If we boot with the DBAN CD in, I get to the DBAN > screen. I hit Enter, to start the interactive session, DBAN starts loading > the Linux kernal, and I get hardware error on the front panel of the server: > E07F0, proc 1 IERR proc 2 IERR. These errors are pretty generic, just > saying that there is an issue with the processors (Faulty of improperly > installed microprocessor) > > >>> "Joseph L. Casale" <jcas...@activenetwerx.com> 1/3/2011 4:04 PM >>> > Dban won't get to the metadata parts of the drive, but those don't store > sensitive info, just controller data. > What specific errors are you getting? > > Bottom line, if the data is sensitive, I have two 50 ton presses in the > back I use:) > jlc > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 4:38 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: wiping drives in a RAID > > We have some servers that we are going to survey, and they will go find a > new home. We want to wipe the drives before we send them out. > > Specifics: > > Dell Poweredge 2850s, with RAID 5. > > We have DBAN, but we're getting hardware errors when we try to start it. I > don't know if DBAN would see the drives anyway, as I don't think it would > talk to the RAID controller, to be able to see the drives. > > What do you guys use in this type of scenario? > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
