If you really want to erase your harddrive you could take it out, open it up and take out the platters and shred them up into millions of little pieces and send it off to space. Just kidding. Here’s an easier and just as effective way to go, it’s a little program called DBAN Darik’s Boot and Nuke.
Download the version of DBAN you want to use to wipe out the hard drive. There is floppy, CD, or USB versions. Follow the instructions in the README.TXT. If your are giving your PC away, this is a great little application to completely clean out the drive to prevent identity theft and wipe off your personal data.
