M Moffat Cafe Senior member Oct 18, 1999 450 0 0 Feb 3, 2011 #1 Can using a Western Digital Utility disc to write zeros to a WD Hard Drive harm the drive?
R Rifter Lifer Oct 9, 1999 11,522 751 126 Feb 3, 2011 #3 no, i use this to test new drives to detect early failures.
her209 No Lifer Oct 11, 2000 56,352 11 0 Feb 3, 2011 #4 Me too. I use the WD Tool, WinDLG to erase my personal drives before I get rid of them on Craigslist.
Me too. I use the WD Tool, WinDLG to erase my personal drives before I get rid of them on Craigslist.
E Emulex Diamond Member Jan 28, 2001 9,759 1 71 Feb 3, 2011 #5 sdelete is what i use - so i can shrink thin provisioned disks