HDD HELP

[carlos9759]

So i have a 500GB external hard drive. im trying wipe it completely using disk management in windows but it doesnt give me the option to erase 2 partitions and create 1 partition WHOLE. this HDD was on my laptop before but i swaped it out of my computer for a smaller size so i can have a bigger external harddrive size...i need help..how can i erase those 2 other partitions?

[QFA350]

Use a different tool like the command prompt or my favorite, DBAN. There are plenty of ways to wipe a drive without using disk manager. Here is a guide to use the command prompt option:

http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/005929en

Scroll down until the CMD section is there.

[Captain_WD]

6 hours ago, carlos9759 said:

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Hi there carlos

 

What's the drive's brand and model? Do you need the data from it? 

The drive seems to have old OS partitions on it so you can't really delete them. 

As @Warning suggested you could use a third-party too to completely wipe the drive. I could suggest using WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic and do the "write zeros" function to completely erase the drive from any data. 

 

Using Disk Part's Clean All function from the CMD is also an option. Post back if you need help with this.

 

Captain_WD.