Hard Disk Erasing for UNIX
Sun workstations
- Boot off of something other than the hard drive you want to erase.
- Type "format" and press ENTER.
- You will get a choice of devices, select the one you want to erase.
- Type "analyze" and press ENTER.
- Type "purge" and press ENTER.
Other UNIX Workstations
Contact the hardware vendor for secure data removal options.
For additional help, contact the Help Desk at 515-4357 or help@ncsu.edu
Orig. Posted: Tue, 01/06/2009 - 15:03 — tmfarwig.ncsu.edu Last Modified: Mon, 04/13/2009 - 12:04