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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell
So, twowheels, where do I find that secure erase option? These are like 12 year old Dells I need to wipe the drives. Maybe I'd just be better off removing the drives and smashing them with a hammer? The green part of me would like to preserve the computer for whoever might want it but they are 12 years old.
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It's sometimes a drive specific thing. There's a standard command, but some drives don't implement it. If they're 12 years old, then they're probably not quite as sophisticated and a standard erase tool should be more than enough.
Try one of these:
http://www.dban.org/
http://www.killdisk.com/