re-format

[Tongra]

Hi,
Just a quick question. A buddy is donating his old computer and wants to wipe out all his old info. Can someone please tell me how to re-format the hard drive and will this wipe off everything for good?
Thanks
Dave

[edrod13]

Check out this thread and follow some of the links. Cricket has also contributed some great sites on hard drive preparation. HTH

Edrod13

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?threadid=32777&highlight=edrod13

[Cricket]

Hi Tongra,

To really wipe the hard drive, go to the hard drive manufacturer's web site and look for a zero-fill utility (or a utility that writes zeros to the drive).

If you just want to use format, restart the computer with a boot disk in the floppy drive. At the a: prompt, type format c: and hit enter. This will format only the c: drive, if his hard drive has more than 1 partition you'll have to format each partition separately. Repeat the format process at least 3 times.

:) Cricket

[edrod13]

Hey Cricket,

It seems to me that somehow we are always on the same page! Keep up the good work.

Edrod13

[Tongra]

Thanks for the help. He has a Dell so I'll check out their Web site for the "oooo" idea,
have a good one,
Tongra