This is unrelated to rationality, but I’m posting it here in case someone decides it serves their goals to help me be more effective in mine.
I recently bought a computer, used it for a while, then decided I didn’t want it. What’s the simplest way to securely wipe the hard drive before returning it? Is it necessary to create an external boot volume (via USB or optical disc)?
This is unrelated to rationality, but I’m posting it here in case someone decides it serves their goals to help me be more effective in mine.
I recently bought a computer, used it for a while, then decided I didn’t want it. What’s the simplest way to securely wipe the hard drive before returning it? Is it necessary to create an external boot volume (via USB or optical disc)?
Probably use dban.
How should I answer this dialog? The help link at the bottom was unhelpful.
I used the second option, but it would surprise me if it didn’t work either way.
Seems to have worked; thanks.
Thanks; I’ll try it. (I should have mentioned that it was a Windows 8 PC, but your link mentions working under Windows, so thanks again.)
It doesn’t work under any operating system, it has its own very simple OS on the CD.
Good point; not sure what I was thinking. I could have said something about the CPU and BIOS(?), but for now I’ll just see if it works.
(Edit: seems to havea worked; thanks.)