On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 01:15:58PM -0400, Brian Daniels wrote: > On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 12:57:08PM -0400, Christopher L Merrill wrote: > > Mike M wrote: > > >FWIW, There was a article on /. this AM about wiping down HDD. If you > > >are paranoid there is a DoD wipedown process. > > > > Boot from a Knoppix disc, and then dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda > Let it run until it tells you no space left on device. >
And from the learn-something-new-every-day dept: http://cmrr.ucsd.edu/hughes/eraseUtility.html It looks like newer ATA-spec drives implement an internal secure erase command, even overwriting the spare-block areas that aren't normally user-accessible. Many more details here: http://www.tomcoughlin.com/Techpapers/Secure Erase Article for IDEMA, 042502.pdf (needs to be on one line with a space after the comma) --Brian -- Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear. --Thomas Jefferson, Aug. 10, 1787 Brian Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.eviloverlord.net -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
