In article , fred writes
In the days of IDE I used to use the WD utility zap to wipe the boot
block of a previously used disk to ensure a clean install.

Does anyone know of a similar utility that works for sata drives?

Dban would be fine for a full erase but it takes too long for this kind
of job.

Arse, wrong group!

Soz.
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fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .