Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a free, self-contained boot floppy/CD that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. http://dban.sourceforge.net/ It is also contained, among other free disk wipers and pc utilities, on the Ultimate Boot CD. http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/