Recent content by SeriousSam

err...not cyber-criminals Whoops! I mean those of us who are NOT cyber-criminals!!! (typo there). Undoubtedly, there is that element who do use DBAN to cover their crimes. In that regard, I think that no low level deletion tool can totally cover those sort of tracks. Perhaps this is...

what floats your boat First, thanks for the posting. Sometimes, a good old fashioned "how to" is sorely needed for those of us who are semi-computer literate. I suppose that your method is good...but perhaps a bit of overkill. Maybe I'll post my own "personal method of destruction" as an...

thanks I assume that "I/O limited" stands for Input/Output? If not, please clarify: I consider myself somewhat computer literate. Regardless, I'm relieved to know that I wasn't running a "dummy" program.

I have a question concerning CPU load: When running DBAN from a CD-R/ROM (I don't have a floppy drive), the CPU load never seems gets above 1% (granted, I don't sit there for hours watching the screen). The Throughput fluctuates regularly with speed measurements consistent with the wipe...