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Updated dban

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:57 pm
by BlueToast
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dban/
Latest version is 2010-05-24 versus beta.2007042900 listed on http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

Re: Updated dban

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:21 pm
by Victor Chew
Noted. Thanks!

Re: Updated dban

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:54 am
by ady
Anyone knows the hardware requirements for the new DBAN version?

I don't mean which HDD it supports, but the needed hardware to run it.

The 1.0.7. version is named ...386... and the 2.2.6. is named ...586...

I can't test it myself :(

A side note FYI: for simple wiping, there are simple tools already included in UBCD. Almost every HDD manufacturer has a tool to test a HDD, and optionally to wipe it with zeroes. Most of those tools are already included in UBCD.

You need DBAN or MHDD or similar tools to wipe a HDD only in strict cases where you must "hyper securely" wipe your data.

In most cases, writing zeroes to your HDD should be enough, and, as I said before, the HDD manufacturers' tools already have this possibility.