[ale] Drive Erasure

David Corbin dcorbin at machturtle.com
Fri Jul 1 13:35:20 EDT 2005


I've got a drive that has to go back to the manufacturer.  It's not dead yet, 
though it's dying.  What's the best way to erase it?

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdx 

is what comes to my mind?  Is there a better way?



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