Wiping a hard drive

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by blondemommy, Jul 23, 2008.

  1. blondemommy

    blondemommy Private E-2

    Hey Y'all!!
    Been a long time but I have a friend who was given a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. He is trying to wipe the hard drive and has all the back up discs that go with the computer. I'm having a brain fart and can't remember how to do this. He's not against a complete destructive recovery if need be. HELP please! :):)
     
    blondemommy, Jul 23, 2008
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  2. musksnipe

    musksnipe Guest

    When reinstalling the OS on the HDD, (if that is what the plan is)
    Windows will ask you if you want to reformat. That's about the best way, if you really want to wipe the whole drive.
     
    musksnipe, Jul 23, 2008
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  3. Dan Penny

    Dan Penny Specialist

    I'd delete any/all partitions then create new one(s). This will "build" new MBR, MFT, etc.
     
    Dan Penny, Jul 24, 2008
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  4. blondemommy

    blondemommy Private E-2

    Thanks so much y'all! Appreciate the help!
     
    blondemommy, Jul 25, 2008
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  5. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest

    It actually doesn't touch the MBR ;)

    mkdiskraw will though ;)
     
    Adrynalyne, Jul 25, 2008
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  6. Dan Penny

    Dan Penny Specialist

    Thanks Adrynalyne.
     
    Dan Penny, Jul 25, 2008
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