

Part 5: How to Recover The Hard Disk Data After Using DBAN?.Part 1: Overview of DBAN Data Wiping Software.After the verification process is completed, you can check the media (USB) and files where the reports are saved on another computer. Configuration processes Configuration processesġ2. After the configuration processes are completed, we start the verification process with the “ Next” button. We save with the “ Accept Settings” button. In order to save the verification report, We select “ Save log files to” and “ Removable Drive“. “ Include Hardware Details” contains details about the server and there is no need to select it.

We specify the report format by selecting the “ Pdf File” field from the “ Log Types” section. We are editing the report format from the “Options -> Log Types and Destinations” section. On the screen that comes up, we select the deleted disks and mark “Verify Drive(s)” as the action to be taken. In this case, the code part can be passed by filling it with the letter “ A“. Activation code may be required in versions after “ WipeDrive 8.3.1“. We pass “ continue without activation” on the screen below. In the meantime, a different USB formatted in FAT32 format to be used to save the reports must be plugged into the server. We boot again with the server “ WipeDrive” software. We use “ WhiteCanyon WipeDrive CD” for the verification and reporting of erased discs.

Disk wiping with DBAN is completed as follows. Note: In the following situation, the disk wipe could not be completed because one of the disks has bad sectors.ħ. The estimated remaining time stated in the Statistics section may vary during the process. On the screen that comes up, we start the disk wiping process with the “ F10” key. (DoD Short, Quick Erase etc.) Deletion methodĦ. On the screen that comes up, we select the deletion method with the letter “M”. On the screen that comes up, we select the disk to be deleted with the space key. Note: If the following error is received, the reason may be that the disk is corrupt. The disks have not been wiped-Disk not found Note: If the following error is received, the reason may be deficiencies in the disk connection (Power, SATA / ATA).

It will wait about 10 minutes in the PCI (sysfs) phase. We pass the first DBAN screen with “Enter”. At first we “ boot” the server from the “ DBAN CD“. You can see the disk wiping steps we did in the example below.ġ.
