I have a big problem.

[dolphin]

Hi~

I try to wipe a particular partition of hard disk.
but I can't distingush the partition becase there is only below descriptions.

[ ] (SCSI 1,0,0,0,-) IBM DDYS-...
[ ] (SCSI 1,0,0,0,1) Partition
[ ] (SCSI 1,0,0,0,2) Partition
[ ] (SCSI 1,0,0,0,3) Partition

My hard disk is devided into 3 partitions. C:\, D:\, E:\
I think the first partition is C:\ drive, second is D:\...
so, I selected (SCSI 1,0,0,0,3) partition. (That is E:\ drive in my think.)
E:\ drive is test drive.

but It's wrong. The wiped drive is D:\ drive!!
How can I distingush those?
and How can I know each drive's size?
It's very important....

 

[dajhorn]

but It's wrong. The wiped drive is D:\ drive!!
How can I distingush those?

Drive letters cannot be reliably derived from the partition numbers that DBAN shows because they can be arbitarily reassigned by Microsoft Windows.

and How can I know each drive's size?

This information is in the log file, but it is not available through the GUI.

 

[Gralfus]

If you are using Windows 2000 or XP, there is a feature that will show you what partitions are dedicated to each drive letter, but you need to check this prior to booting with DBAN. Open Computer Management (right-click My Computer, select Manage). Then under the Storage section, you will find Disk Management. Open this up and you will see a graphical display of your drives and partitions. Below it will list the drives by number (starting with 0), letter, and which partition each is on.