Need An "Auto" Formatting tool to completely erase sensitive data

Gabriel Smith · Apr 6, 2015

I am trying to help the IT department at my school find a cheap method of erasing 80GB HDDs pulled from old Dell Optiplexs. We need the system to be relatively quick and somewhat easy and automatic. What we have available is ~30 Optiplex 330/360s, an endless amount of sata cables, about a ~30$ budget. What can we do?

USAFRet · Apr 6, 2015

This depends.
Do you want to reuse them? 80GB HDD's...why?
If not, contact a local shredding company, and turn them into hard drive dust.

Guest · Apr 6, 2015

power drill 10 bucks
metal bit 10 bucks

holes holes everywhere.

screwdriver 2 bucks, take the tops off the drive and scratch/bend the crap out of the platters, recycle
or remove magnets from one drive and rub on all the platters, recycle.

Gabriel Smith · Apr 6, 2015

USAFRet :

We definitely want to keep the HDDs in working condition.

USAFRet · Apr 6, 2015

Gabriel Smith :

= 1 single 2TB current drive.

But, if you must, DBAN.
Will wipe everything on those drives.

Guest · Apr 6, 2015

Gabriel Smith :

from http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1747690/format-multiple-drives.html
to delete the partitions: not automatic, but all I can think of. pull the drives out of 22 computers, and hook them into the rest, that system has 4 sata slots, use em all. 4 drives per system. start windows installation, use the installer to remove the partitions from each drive, after operation shut down, replace the drives and re-install windows to each.

short of buying a multiple drive format device like this onehttp://www.ics-iq.com/Image-MASSter-WipePRO-Hard-Drive-Data-Eraser-p/f.gr-4204.htm
this is all I got. hope helpful

Gabriel Smith · Apr 6, 2015

Gabriel Smith :

from http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1747690/format-multiple-drives.html
to delete the partitions: not automatic, but all I can think of. pull the drives out of 22 computers, and hook them into the rest, that system has 4 sata slots, use em all. 4 drives per system. start windows installation, use the installer to remove the partitions from each drive, after operation shut down, replace the drives and re-install windows to each.

short of buying a multiple drive format device like this onehttp://www.ics-iq.com/Image-MASSter-WipePRO-Hard-Drive-Data-Eraser-p/f.gr-4204.htm
this is all I got. hope helpful

The only problem I see with this is it is not a "full" erase just a quick format

USAFRet · Apr 6, 2015

Gabriel Smith :

AS above:
DBAN
A USB dock that can accept those drives ($25)
A working PC.
A few days to complete.

Result? Drives wiped.

Guest · Apr 6, 2015

Gabriel Smith :

The only problem I see with this is it is not a "full" erase just a quick format

I assumed the drives would be reused by the school and would be quickly overwritten in their new role.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/free-data-destruction-software.htm

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