>-----Original Message----- >From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >Of Benjamin Donnachie >Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 3:11 PM >To: CentOS mailing list >Subject: Re: help fdisk and dd > >On 4 March 2010 14:01, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I second that. Dban is the niftiest thing since sliced bread. Very handy >> tool, if a bit slow. But I guess that comes with the territory. 8-) > >The ATA Secure Erase command is generally faster but more difficult - >see http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/ATA_Secure_Erase The advantage with Dban is IMO it's simplicity, just boot it from CD, choose wiping method and let it rip. After a few hours it's done. In the ATA Secure Erase case, is two minutes the time it takes to erase a harddrive? I'm not that knowledgable erasing stuff this way. -- /Sorin
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