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Need HDDErase That will work with SATA ...
I have previously used Ultimate Boot CD with HDDErase to securely eliminate data from a SATA drive - that was on a Compaq minitower . no issues really other than having to hunt the utility after UBCD loaded some linux derivative.
but now i'm mystified. I have a HP DC7600 with a 250gb barracuda that was my daily driver win7 ultimate with all my very sensitive data etc and I"m getting it ready to sell.
the hdd and the dvd drive are on SATA headers/controller.
when I run ubcd [the same cd i used before] it does not attempt to load whatever linux that was, instead I have a text screen with a few choices for loading something - one of the free DOS's? anyway when I finally get to the HDDErase [also called Secure Erase] util, it barfs because nothing has identified the SATA hdd. If instead I browse the menu for some other utilities to use, several of them work just fine, finding the 250gb drive and the dvd like child's play.
anyone know of maybe a more robust bootable image that does have the HDDErase util?
i've tried setting/resetting the various options in bios to no avail. those options are pretty limited on this system.