Security Basics: RE: Hard Drive data security

["Dan Wozniak" <danran420 () hotmail com>]

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>
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> Subject: Hard Drive data security
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:11:27 -0400
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> 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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