Windows 10: I was trying to wipe the hard drive then my computer died, now it’s just constantly...

Discus and support I was trying to wipe the hard drive then my computer died, now it’s just constantly... in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I went into the options for restarting my computer and decided to wipe my hard drive and totally clean it. But my computer died like a fourth of the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Jack Bowes, Nov 28, 2022.

  1. JACK BOWES
    Jack Bowes Win User

    I was trying to wipe the hard drive then my computer died, now it’s just constantly...


    I went into the options for restarting my computer and decided to wipe my hard drive and totally clean it. But my computer died like a fourth of the way through it and now it is just shutting down and repeating the same screen over and over and over again. And then it shows the update screen for about a half of a second and then the screen goes black and it restarts again. It has been happening for hours upon hours and here is what all the phases look like before it restarts again.

    :)
     
    Jack Bowes, Nov 28, 2022
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  2. FLORIDAJERSEYGUY
    floridajerseyguy Win User

    How to wipe a hard drive

    modder I already used kill-disk. The deletion is done, I need to reinstall everything.
     
    floridajerseyguy, Nov 28, 2022
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  3. FLORIDAJERSEYGUY
    floridajerseyguy Win User
    How to wipe a hard drive

    Thanks guys

    My Special thanks goes out to all those involved with posting a reply on this thread.


    I have been helped tremendously by a few who suggested I take out the hard drive and clean it up on another system.


    That is something I had not tried yet. I have another system readily available and it makes a lot of sense.


    I do have a few questions though: After I take out the hard drive and connect it to a new system,


    Will I be able to run something more advanced than the built in OS drive manager to more completely wipe the drive (i.e. kill disk)?


    What I am asking is: Can I run "kill disk" on the old hard drive from the other computer instead of the Windows program that does the same thing?


    I am going to try to disconnect the hard drive today, but I don't know if running the kill disk program from the other computer would be the most efficient and complete way to clean the drive.


    Is that something that I would even want to do, Peet? Would that work? What do you think, cheese?


    Does kill disk cost money? Do I get the free download off that site you gave me, 2wicked?
     
    floridajerseyguy, Nov 28, 2022
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  4. GREG CARMACK - WINDOWS MVP
    Greg Carmack - Windows MVP Win User

    I was trying to wipe the hard drive then my computer died, now it’s just constantly...

    Mechanical Hard Drive A:\

    Proceed with the steps I gave you to test the hard drive to know for sure it's condition.

    If it passes wipe it and try formatting as suggested. If it fails initializing as MBR then try GPT (for data).
     
    Greg Carmack - Windows MVP, Nov 28, 2022
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