Raptor formating / security question

Mr Steveo · 04-04-2008, 08:44 PM

I can't tell if this question best belongs in this forum or the security forum. Mods, please do as you will with this thread.

I have this Raptor 150 drive sitting around that used to be in a previous computer. this hard drive back at the time suffered a nasty trojan infection. I think I got it cleaned up. But in these days of polymorphic malware, who can be sure.

So, I am thinking I would like to use this Raptor as a dedicated pagefile / temp file drive in my current gaming rig. But before I add this drive to the system I want to feel fairly certain it is a clean drive.

Considering the previous trojan, do you folks think if I partition and format it I should be ok / good to go?

Or should I use the Western Digital software to first write zeros to the entire drive and then partition and format?

*SRTDodge05* · 04-04-2008, 09:03 PM

Format it and be done with it.

wonderwrench · 04-04-2008, 09:13 PM

I'd use WD lifeguard diagnostic tool to write zero's to the drive just to be sure. Downloads

04-04-2008, 08:44 PM	#1
Mr Steveo Stayed @HolidayInn Xpress Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,324	Raptor formating / security question I can't tell if this question best belongs in this forum or the security forum. Mods, please do as you will with this thread. I have this Raptor 150 drive sitting around that used to be in a previous computer. this hard drive back at the time suffered a nasty trojan infection. I think I got it cleaned up. But in these days of polymorphic malware, who can be sure. So, I am thinking I would like to use this Raptor as a dedicated pagefile / temp file drive in my current gaming rig. But before I add this drive to the system I want to feel fairly certain it is a clean drive. Considering the previous trojan, do you folks think if I partition and format it I should be ok / good to go? Or should I use the Western Digital software to first write zeros to the entire drive and then partition and format? __________________ Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 * Intel DX38BT "Bone Trail" mobo * 2 x 2 Gig Patriot PC3 10666 1333MHz 7-7-7-20 * eVGA GeForce 8800 GTX * WD 150G Raptor * Seagate 500G SATA HDD * Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality * 2 x Plextor PX-810SA DVD burners * CoolerMaster 850W PSU * Silverstone TJ10-SW case * Silverstone FP34 card reader * Logitech G7 mouse * Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard * Sony 19" LCD * Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 * Larry The Squirrel*
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04-04-2008, 09:03 PM	#2
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	Re: Raptor formating / security question Format it and be done with it. __________________
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04-04-2008, 09:13 PM	#3
wonderwrench ABXpert Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mpls MN Posts: 1,606	Re: Raptor formating / security question I'd use WD lifeguard diagnostic tool to write zero's to the drive just to be sure. Downloads __________________ C2D E6400 @ 3 GhzMSI P35 Neo2-FR bios 1.84X 2 gigs DDR2 800 ramEvga 8800GT SSC SATA HD's 1 Seagate 320 gig, 1 Samsung 320 gig LiteOn sohw-1693sPlextor PX 716aTeac FloppyFSP AX450-PN PSU* Rosewill R6AR6-BK case*XP pro sp3 32 bit\Vista Ultimate 64 bit Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.
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