Quantum has a good utility called Data Eraser which will overwite the entire drive. Its supposed to completely wipe out the drive. It completely wipes out even the boot sector and is recommended by Quantum if you have a virus you can't get rid.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:20 am Subject: [lug:14311] Re: HOW TO completely wipe the HDD??? Quantum fireball...ok does it have a model # ? -----Original Message----- From: harryfoot <[email protected]> To: Linux Users Group <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:59 am Subject: [lug:14310] Re: HOW TO completely wipe the HDD??? It's a Quantum Fireball. Low level format? Please explain. Thanks On Apr 18, 7:42 am, [email protected] wrote: > Find out the make and model of your hard drive, and get the software to perform a low level format. > > -----Original Message----- > From: harryfoot <[email protected]> > To: Linux Users Group <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 3:18 pm > Subject: [lug:14306] HOW TO completely wipe the HDD??? > > Hello penguins, > I have a problem with a Windows ME box, (eMachine T3100). I have been > hunkered over this box for the last 2.5 days. At first I wanted to > restore ME. No dice. Then, seeing as the box only has a CD-rom (R+RW) > I attempted installing TurboLinux to no availing success. The only > LIVE CD i have (Ubuntu Feisty Fawn) is my only hope to liberate this > machine (because it's all I've got on CD which meets my criteria. Ergo > it allows the box to function with a graphical user interface8^) > > No matter how long I leave the computer to it's own devices of > installing Feisty it simply can't/won't completely overwrite the > filing system of this unholy union of Emachines hardware & Windows ME > software. > > If anyone can assist me in systematic removal of the data on the the > hard drive & THEN applying this version Ubuntu (see above) to this > machine, your name shall be held in high esteem. > > Thx Lx Grp > Harry Why pay full price? Check out this month's deals on the new AOL Shopping. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
