Wipe Bootdisk

[Aarem]

Hello, I just recently obtained a hard disk that has old partitions (not sure what filesystem type or whatever), and I would like to remove those partitions, perhaps with a 'wipe' boot disk. Does anybody have a link to an iso image perhaps for a disk like this?

Thanks!

 

[ski]

Install the HD as a Slave drive, and repartition and reformat it in Windows.

 

[edfair]

http://www.bootdisk.com

will get you bootable floppies. Try something like 98SE and use fdisk to delete partitions.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[Freestone]

If you are looking for a secure deletion of data:

http://www.killdisk.com/

 

[dbData]

A free utility to wipe data from a drive is available at

http://www.data-recovery-hub.com/guides/software/recovery-software-profile.php?recno=7.

Rick

http://www.data-recovery-hub.com

 

[funkytunaa]

Why not just boot with an XP cd.

This allows you to systematically nuke your partitions then re partition it then format.

Either that or create a boot disk with an old 98 machine using "format A: /s /u" then copy "fdisk.exe" to it and use that.

I'd just use option 1.

Cheers!!!!

 

[Frank4d]

Windows Fdisk.exe and Format.exe do not wipe drives clean and may not remove non-Windows partitions. If you want to completely destroy data on the hard drive then

http://www.killdisk.com/

as Freestone suggested. You can also use the free "zero fill" utilities offered on many hard drive manufacturer's websites.

 

[tazuk]

DBAN works well for me. Available in floppy / CD sizes for all your HDD wiping needs

TazUk

Blue-screening PCs since 1998