Re: Simple but effective Disk Wipe Software

["Robert McIntyre" <robert.mcintyre () earthmail com>]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 22:26:09 -0000, Keith Bucknall
<keith.bucknall () zen co uk> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I know a few weeks ago we had a post on someone putting a post up about
> returning a Hard Disk to Dell.
>
> Well at my last place of work we used Paragon Disk Wiper Pro which states
it
> wipes Hard Disks to DoD standard.  I am looking for a simple but effective
> Boot type of wiping software for our old stock of PC's that we have just
> upgraded.
>
> My Director does not want to spend any money as he feel's a standard
> "format" will suffice; therefore I guess a Linux solution is the best.  I
am
> wondering what people would recommend, we do not have High Classified
> documents put I would like something a little more than a standard format.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Keith Bucknall

Try "Boot and Nuke" you can get it here http://sourceforge.net/projects/dban
It is a free Linux boot disk and works very well.

What a long strange trip this will be