Hi, i need some advice about how to wipe a hard drive. can i do this myself?

i have a two hard drives a 20gb,


the other a 160gb and i would like to wipe them clean and then start over with another operating system.





i don't know precisely what is wrong but neither of them work. i am trying to reconstruct an old computer just for fun and on the other large drive


i want to store pictures and music but i believe it has a virus. what do i do?Hi, i need some advice about how to wipe a hard drive. can i do this myself?
There are a couple ways to do it, but this is probably the easiest. Have one hard drive in the machine (check the jumpers to see if it is set to master if IDE). Take your Windows XP or other Microsoft OS CD and put it into your CD-Rom drive. Reboot making sure BIOS is set to boot first from CD-Rom. Follow the instructions and when it asks to format the drive, select yes. After formatting, shut down computer, put in other HD, rinse and repeat.Hi, i need some advice about how to wipe a hard drive. can i do this myself?
download %26amp; burn a linux CD (e.g., Ubuntu); or, request a free one through ubuntu.com (takes 6 weeks to arive). You won't get a virus - It's not windows and has no windows programs.





Then right-click on drive (it should be on the desktop) and click format. Or enter GParted and format.