Symantec GHOST IMAGING FOUNDATION 7.1, Manual

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Table 5-7
/del switches (continued)
Explanation Switch
Overwrites the partition's data area n times before deleting the
partition. You can set n from 1 to 100. The /customwipe:6 switch is
equivalent to a sanitize /dodwipe operation. /customwipe:n
Depending on the version of GDisk that you require, the syntax for the diskwipe
switch is as follows:
gdisk disk /diskwipe [dodwipe| /customwipe:n][/[-]hpa] GDisk.exe
gdisk32 disk /diskwipe [dodwipe| /customwipe:n] GDisk32.exe
Note:
You must restart the computer after a disk wipe operation.
Table 5-8 lists the diskwipe switches.
Table 5-8 /diskwipe switches
Explanation Switch
Represents the physical fixed disk, from 1 to 128.
n - The disk number
disk
One of the following:
■
ALL - All attached disks
■
SYSTEM - The disk containing the bootable OS.
/disk:
Wipes the contents of the entire disk. Using this switch on its own
wipes all partitions. /diskwipe
Overwrites the disk including all partitions. Makes six passes of
deleting the data on the disk. /dodwipe
Overwrites the disk's data area n times and deletes partitions. You
can set n from 1 to 100. The /customwipe:6 switch is equivalent to a
sanitize /dodwipe operation. /customwipe:n
Wipes any HPA/PARTIES area found on the disk. (DOS only - does not
apply to GDisk32) /hpa
Ignores any HPA/PARTIES area found on the disk. (DOS only - does
not apply to GDisk32) /-hpa
Managing partitions using GDisk
Deleting and wiping your disk
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