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Zeroing Out HD..How Long?
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03-08-2009, 08:31 PM
A little back of the envelope math.

Let's assume that it can write about 30MB/sec. So, 60,000MB/30MB = 2000 seconds per pass, 8 passes = 16,000 seconds.

16,000/60 = 266.66 minutes
266.66/60 = 4.44 hours. Use that as a ballpark estimate.
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Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by IronMac - 03-08-2009, 08:27 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by GGD - 03-08-2009, 08:31 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by IronMac - 03-08-2009, 08:35 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by jdc - 03-08-2009, 08:49 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by IronMac - 03-08-2009, 08:56 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by jdc - 03-08-2009, 09:09 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by BigGuynRusty - 03-08-2009, 09:15 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by IronMac - 03-08-2009, 09:28 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by Forrest - 03-08-2009, 09:38 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by space-time - 03-08-2009, 09:47 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by BigGuynRusty - 03-08-2009, 09:59 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by BigGuynRusty - 03-08-2009, 10:03 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by Black - 03-09-2009, 01:28 AM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by IronMac - 03-09-2009, 02:02 AM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by GGD - 03-09-2009, 02:21 AM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by BigGuynRusty - 03-09-2009, 02:43 AM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by Black - 03-09-2009, 04:36 AM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by GGD - 03-09-2009, 04:47 AM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by wickedsteve - 03-09-2009, 05:40 AM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by GGD - 03-09-2009, 06:38 AM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by malfunction - 03-09-2009, 06:57 AM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by IronMac - 03-09-2009, 01:35 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by GGD - 03-09-2009, 03:03 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by IronMac - 03-09-2009, 03:35 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by Racer X - 03-09-2009, 04:24 PM
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - by GGD - 03-09-2009, 05:17 PM

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