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  • 11-04-2009 11:20am
    #1
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    For those familiar with this.. Is there any option to avoid it taking 9hrs for the standard 3 rounds? Or another application even?


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  • #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    TBH

    sledgehammer.jpg


  • #3
    Civilian_Target
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    Well.. you don't have to wait for it to finish. Just run it overnight.


  • #4
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Civilian_Target wrote: »
    Well.. you don't have to wait for it to finish. Just run it overnight.

    I did. Woke up this morning and it was only 60% done. :p

    (I am re-using the hard drive, so hammers etc (which don't work anyway) are out!)


  • #5
    Amalgam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    What erase method have you chosen?

    I find that a round or three of PRNG with verify OFF does the trick.

    Switching Verify off speeds things up.

    V on the keyboard for verify.
    M for method.
    P for PRNG method.
    R for rounds.
    F10 to start erase cycle(s).


  • #6
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Used autonuke which I believe is the DoD short method. I was going for 10 passes on custom, but the time it was going to take was far to long so I passed and tried autonuke which is over 9hrs.

    EDIT: Right ill run with quick erase as its just being re-deployed internally. Though, the next PC on the list is being sold on so I guess ill just leave it run the full time.


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