Wiping my WD raptor.

[Pat123]

I wanna wipe my western digital raptor 74GB just wanna know the best way to do it. like boot disk or download a program from the WD website. I am wiping it because i am building my new system so i need it empty. Thanks.

[darkorb]

is that ur primary hard drive?

[Scott]

Well if you only want it cleaned to reload the OS then just but up the XP install disk, delete the old partiotion and create a new one.

If you want to hide stuff from people then you need to do the WD tools and write across the entire drive.

[Pat123]

Well i want to wipe the hard drive to use in my new computer (dont have the parts yet) so i just wanna wipe it. its for my use no need to hide stuff.

[Pat123]

Its just i cant use the os disk thing because its a different disk with different Key code etc. lol.. So whats the best way to just wipe it to install a new version of windows?

[Miles]

Insert the Windows XP disk in your CD/DVD drive and follow the instructions at the beginning of the install process...it allows you to completely delete the partition(s) and then format the drive which is all you'll need to do.

[Scott]

Yep, what Miles said, which is what I basically said.

[werty316]

Goto Seagate's website and read this (http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq/ata_llfmt_what.html). Then download Seagate's DiscWizard Starter Edition here (http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/drivers/discwiz.html) to wipe the HD.

[Pat123]

ok thanks guys. So just stick the disk in format the hdd then i can leave it until my parts arrive and my new copy of windows. then install them?

[Xero (1)ne]

you can use your old copy of windows unless you dot want to do it
as long as the same cd key is used by no more than 2 cores at any one time, it will install and activate flawlessly (registering idk about, i have never done that:P ) if you legaly obtained teh software with honest $, then its fine to use by you however you want as long as you dont violate teh EULA

2 cores per key, reinstals are fine, transfers to a new machine is fine
ive done it a million bajillion trillion gazillion times with a legal copy of my own, legaly activating, no probs

as far as wiping your drive i dotn see why you would need to.
boot into safe mode when you throw the drive in, and install the new drivers in there...heck it might even boot fine with your current drivers, my dads did when he got a new machine and booted from his old instalation(given it was slower than hell)

but if your not worried about loosing your settings or any files, and want a fresh instalation, go ahead and wipe that sucker :twisted:

[Pat123]

lol.. i have 2 legal copies of windows both purchased from scan.. one is being sold with my computer i am currently on and the other copy is going into my new computer so i can just stick the current windows disk in and wipe the hdd lol sorry i sound like a right n00b.

[DragonMaster]

like others told, windows disk, you could use a low level format utility, or a partitioning utility (Knoppix Linux LiveCD works for this)

[Pat123]

I got a program from WD website thanks for the help anyway guys...

[werty316]

Windows setup can format for you which wipes a HD clean as others mentioned which is the easest way.

[Pat123]

*sniff Sniff* its all gone... i said bye to my old computer today... But BRING ON the new onE :P!!!!!!

[darkorb]

what happened to it?

[werty316]

what happened to it?
Have you been reading the posts? He formated/wiped his HD in preperation for Vista even if its a bit early.

[Pat123]

Yup lol im using XP home until a decent batch of vista comes out then im getting it... once all the bugs have been ironed out.