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11-17-2008, 12:46 PM
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This is sparta! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 671
|  Steps for selling a PC system?
I have a buyer for my computer system. What are some necessary steps for selling it?
From the top of my head I just have to reformat the computer and its good to go? What are some software that will hard-clean the hard drive to prevent snoopers and such? My data is not really that sensitive but it would be good if the person doesn't fully recover my tracks and stuff.
Thanks.
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11-17-2008, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 6,072
| Re: Steps for selling a PC system?
Killdisk, DBAN, several others will do a good job of drive clearing, since they write 0's to the entire drive, and then format it.
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11-17-2008, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,344
| Re: Steps for selling a PC system?
Boot Nuke.
Then make sure you receive payment before giving them your computer - or have some type of downpayment.
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11-17-2008, 03:43 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,828
| Re: Steps for selling a PC system?
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Originally Posted by akasixcon  I have a buyer for my computer system. What are some necessary steps for selling it?
From the top of my head I just have to reformat the computer and its good to go? What are some software that will hard-clean the hard drive to prevent snoopers and such? My data is not really that sensitive but it would be good if the person doesn't fully recover my tracks and stuff.
Thanks. | KillDisk and Boot n' Nuke are good ones... | |
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11-17-2008, 06:44 PM
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| Re: Steps for selling a PC system?
How exactly do I use killdisk?
I'm planning on burning the image into a DVD (I dont have any cds) and then destroying both my partitions. AFter that I plan to install Windows XP.
Isn't it if your destroy my boot drive or something, it will destroy my BIOS and therefore I wont be able to install anything? What exactly is the correct steps to do what I want?
Someone guide me through deleting harddrive then installing the windows xp system successfuly
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11-17-2008, 07:18 PM
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| Re: Steps for selling a PC system?
No, that's not how it works. Your BIOS is on the motherboard itself, on a separate chip. Killdisk does not touch this. You have to burn the ISO image to a CD (or in your case, a DVD), and boot off of it. Then you pick your drive(s) that you want to wipe, and wipe it. After it's done, you can insert your XP CD, and boot off of that, and install XP like you would normally.
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11-17-2008, 09:34 PM
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thanks and repped!
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11-17-2008, 09:42 PM
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No problem, glad to help.
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