Eraser Forum

I tired to wipe my Western Digital hard drive with Boot and Nuke v1.0.1 using a single a pass. I have a SiS 650 chipset and it took so long (over 10 hours w/o being 30% done) that I had to shut off the PC and abort the attempt. Does stopping the wipe like this harm the hard drive? And will v1.0.2 wipe the drive any faster than v1.0.1? I also want to know if using Boot and Nuke to wipe your drive a couple of times a year with a 7-pass wipe wear it out or cause damage from it heating up?