Resolved Advice to clean hard drives by using DBAN

avz10 · 2010/04/19

I have read a lot about this, on their own forum, etc, but get stuck initially.

I downloaded DBAN-beta.2006042900_i386 as I have a DUO core processor. I also have 2 HD's 160 GB and 500GB. I want to delete everything. I initially started with version 1.07, but struggled.

I wrote the ISO file to a CD, put it in and then these screens will appear:

I have already changed some of the settings on the second screen

Can someone talk me through the initial steps please?

Steve R Jones · 2010/04/19

Did you "burn" the ISO file to make it useable or did you just copy it?

avz10 · 2010/04/19

I burnt it on Nero as a data file- was that wrong? If so, what type of file?

avz10 · 2010/04/19

I have just burnt it as a boot CD using Nero, and it seems as if it is wiorking

PeteC · 2010/04/20

.iso files are image files and must be burnt using the 'burn image' command' in your chosen burning softeare. As you discovered in Nero (I use 7) it is Recorder > Burn Image.

Glad to hear you got that sorted out

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avz10 · 2010/04/20

Unfortunately not done...

I have the 2 drives (C:180GB (with windows) and the 500GB drive). I started with autonuke last night and within moments it was done (cant remember the message)
I then saw that I earlier unplugged the 500gb drive, plugged it in and started again, this time using the interactive mode. The screen just show the 500gb drive and I carried on. It took the whole night to clean the 500gb drive.

This morning the 500gb drive was clean, but I could still start Windows- showed a lot of gb still on the C drive and I cannot manage to get DBAN to clean the C drive.

Some photos:

Apart from autonuke, I have tried interactive, as well as dodshort

I loaded a floppy, but do not know how to read it, as at this stage the PC does not want to boot using windows.

Any help would be appreciated.