Hard Disk Erasing with Active@ KillDisk for PCs

NC State University has purchased an enterprise license for Active@ KillDisk Professional. Active@ KillDisk is a configurable disk cleaning utility designed to permanently remove data stored on personal computer hard drives. When used properly, Active@ KillDisk will remove all data on a hard disk without the possibility of future recovery.

To download a full copy of Active@ KillDisk click here. This is a self extracting zipped bundle of the Active@ KillDisk files which may be copied locally. You will need to sign on using your Unity ID and password to download the software.

^*** The executable file killdisk.exe must be saved to a bootable floppy disk or CD, and then the PC to be erased will need to boot from the floppy disk or CD into a DOS environment. For instructions on how to create a bootable Active@ KillDisk floppy disk or CD, see the Data Removal Frequently Asked Questions.

Once the computer boots to the Active@ KillDisk program, a DOS menu offers several options such as reviewing the data contained on the hard disk, deleting data contained on a specific partition or deleting all data on the hard disk. Active@ KillDisk allows the user to specify various levels of disk cleaning including cleaning the disk to established Department of Defense standards for the protection of critical data.

Active@ KillDisk offers in its online Users Guide (also available in .pdf) directions on how to use the different modes of its full copy. (http://www.killdisk.com/modes.htm)

For more information about Active@ KillDisk including a downloadable Users Guide go the Active@ KillDisk website at http://www.killdisk.com/