Disk Wipe- Using Darik’s Boot and Nuke tool

Wipe your system disk using Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN)
Version used: 2.7.7

Instructions:

1. Login to the console and boot the system using cd/iso.
   On the tool bar, you will see cd/dvd dropdown list. Select ISO and click mount and mount the DBAN image from your PC.

2. Once you set up to boot the system off the CD, reboot your system.

3. Upon reboot, you will see different options. just press enter to start DBAN on interactive mode.

4. You will be presented with new screen. Press M for the method and pick the one best suites your environment.
a. Quick Erase
b. RCMP TSSIT OPS-II
c. DoD Short
d. DoD 5220-22.M
e. Gutmann Wipe:- For sensetive data.
f. PRNG Stream

select the one and press enter to continue.

5. You will be on different screen where you can select the disk available on the system.
Use arrow key to move and press space bar to select the disk.

6. Press F10 to start the cleaning process. You will see the status about the disk.

Note: DoD short and Gutmann option take a long time to finish the job.
Please allocate enough time based on the size of the disk. [ 10-12 hrs ]

7. Finally your wipe process will be completed soon.