On 2/3/2007 1:48:17 AM, "Kristi" wrote:
>I got a new SATA hd. Cloned my opsys hd onto it and booted to it after
>disconnecting the original.
>
>Now I need to erase the info off that HD, and also a couple of others.
>If I connect it and boot into XP, it will probably confuse the hell out of
>XP. Any ideas?
>Probably something I can use w/o booting into XP...
>I have Linux but don't know what to use... I could also use a Seagate CD, but
>that would probably take forever, zeroing it out...
>
>Thanks!
>

I followed Rock's advice and plugged a couple of older HDs and brought XP up.

Then I used Heidi erase DOD 7pass to erase them. Then tossed them (2 20gb old
Maxtor drives that squeal - single 20gb partition).

In a week or 2 I will do the same thing to the drive I just cloned (connect
it, then DOD 7pass), and then save it, or leave it connected for backup.

Heidi erase is what I have used for a long time for files.

Thanks all!!!

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Kristi
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