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Ponginas
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_ 		22. August 2006 @ 19:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I need help..Looking for a Program for free that Deletes my Whole hard drive so I can Sell my Computer..I dont want anything left in it so whoever buys it has to buy an OS for the system..Please help..My PC is custom built..I built it myself =)
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Niobis
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_ 		22. August 2006 @ 20:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There may be a better program but, I use Webroot System Eraser. It is a utility in Window Washer. Get it here http://www.webroot.com/consumer/downloads/
It has an erase utility. You can overwrite the data as many times as you like. I'd prefer 35 times, will take longer but it is more secure.
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Ponginas
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_ 		23. August 2006 @ 07:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I want to delete my entire hard drive..not portions...Is there any good free program/software?? please help..thanks
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DoubleDwn
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_ 		23. August 2006 @ 07:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Here ya go.
http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq/ata_llfmt_what.html

This will lowlevel format the drive. Basically, it is a zero fill.

~Rich
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Ponginas
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_ 		23. August 2006 @ 08:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is this the same as deltleting the whole hard drive..filling zero's?? So If I do this and Sell it and somebody puts an OS it will work Perfectly?
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DoubleDwn
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_ 		23. August 2006 @ 08:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yep. Zeroing a drive deletes (in theory) all data on a drive. It completely removes the MBR, the FAT (or MFT) and leaves the drive completely blank.....not even a file system is initialized. The drive will need to be FDISK'd and formatted before it can be used again.

~Rich
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Ponginas
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_ 		23. August 2006 @ 09:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am new at this stuff. What do you mean FDISK'd and formatted..Explain in English step by step..I really want to sell this..help
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DoubleDwn
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_ 		23. August 2006 @ 10:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you plan on selling it, just download what I told you to, run i t and thats it. Leave it up to the buyer to take care of the rest. All FDISK does is partition the drive, ie. set up x amount of mb for drive C: and optionally x amount of mb for drive D:, etc. Formatting formats the drive in a certain type of file system (FAT32 or NTFS for example) and allows data to be written to it. I would just zero the drive and sell it as is. The windows install CD should FDISK and format the drive when the buyer goes to install windows.

~Rich
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Ponginas
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_ 		23. August 2006 @ 12:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the help...thanks for all that info..im just gonna sell it as is..Thanks
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