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Preparing Donated Computers

To prepare computers for CCC we run through a simple process of wiping the hard drives, disassembling the monitors storing the leads and cables. Once the computers are broken down, the main issue is on-site storage.

Secure Wipe with Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN)

To wipe the computers we use DBAN. DBAN is a simple program that can be burn onto a CD/DVD or loaded over a network,that erased data using industry standard algorithms.

Your computer will boot and let you choose from a number of options for wiping the drive, ranging from simple to paranoid.

The official version of DBAN doesn't work on all the SLQ donated computers so we've made a build from an unofficial fork, which can be burnt to a DVD.

Make a DBAN CD/DVD

This procedure works on various SLQ donated computers including HP-8100 and HP-8200 Desktop PCs, HP-Elitebook laptops as well as older Dell computers. If you are have trouble adapting it for your donations, please contact us for a hand.

You can download our build here, then use the archive manager to extract the files.

Then open disk utility

Select your target DVD

Then find your downloaded dban file - you may need to de-compress it.