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September 13th, 2000, 06:25 PM
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Hard Drive Wipe Utility
I have a maxtor 4.2 gig that I got from an auction and would like to wipe it before I install windows does anyone know of a good utility for this that runs under dos?
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September 13th, 2000, 06:58 PM
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I usually just fdisk the sucker, and for good measure fdisk the mbr. if i realy want to wipe it beyond any hope i use Drivepro which has a secure erase feature, or i slave it and use norton utes wipe info program.
If you want to save money you can do this(i have been told it works)do the above fdisk and copy anything til the drive is full than fdisk again.
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September 13th, 2000, 08:01 PM
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Take a look in the " Utilities " section of Windrivers for a program called Wipe...easy to use and works great...and its Free !Also check Maxtor for Maxblast , if I remember right it has a "0" fill feature in it
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September 14th, 2000, 02:47 AM
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Run fdisk /mbr, then fdisk. Erase all partitions and create a new one.
Then format the drive. You don't need anything more. ------------------ "Matter is passive. In spite of its power, it can't be controlled without the human mind." Sokrates Photos Of My Work
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September 14th, 2000, 10:43 PM
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I used one from this site called Hard Drive Initializer. It took a long time but it did fix the bad sectors on my disk.
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