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Step 3: press Y to begin the wiping program, Continue to press yes when prompted. Program will wipe the disk clean. May take a while depending on the amount of files on the disk.

Step 4: Done

 

Alternative to the Ultimate Boot CD method:

Step 1: Boot the computer using the Multiboot USB by hitting F12 on startup and selecting the USB drive.

Step 2: Once in the Main Menu, Select system tools -> Parted Magic. (Note: In case of need Parted Magic is also available through Hiren's Boot CD as Linux based rescue environment).

Step 3: Once parted magic boots up, open Disk Eraser.

Step 4: Use the shred or dd methods for a quick wipe or nwipe for a more secure wipe (similar to DBAN but takes MUCH longer).

Step 5: Choose the hard drive to be wiped (The USB can be disconnected once at this stage so as to not accidentally wipe it).

Step 6: Done.