using DBAN on an xbox 360 hard drive?

[Deleted member 2111113]

Is this possible? I read somewhere that hackers can get credit card details from xbox 360 hdds even though they have been formatted on the console. I'd like to sell my xbox 360 and i was wondering if you can wipe is securely such as using dban or something similar.

 

[COLGeek]

Sure, you could remove the HDD, put into an external enclosure and use DBAN to wipe it. Then you would re-install the HDD and reload the firmware like a new HDD. Not too difficult.

 

[Deleted member 2111113]

Sure, you could remove the HDD, put into an external enclosure and use DBAN to wipe it. Then you would re-install the HDD and reload the firmware like a new HDD. Not too difficult.

So I connect it to my computer and run DBAN on it?
by re-installing the hdd do you mean just putting it back into the xbox 360?
what do you mean by reloading the firmware?

sorry im confused as an xbox hdd is not exactly the same as a PC hdd. I had to buy a microsoft connector cable to hook it into my computer through USB.

 

[COLGeek]

Sure, you could remove the HDD, put into an external enclosure and use DBAN to wipe it. Then you would re-install the HDD and reload the firmware like a new HDD. Not too difficult.

So I connect it to my computer and run DBAN on it? Yes.
by re-installing the hdd do you mean just putting it back into the xbox 360? Yes. After wiping.
what do you mean by reloading the firmware? You have to go through same procedure as installing a new HDD for the Xbox 360 to work afterward.

sorry im confused as an xbox hdd is not exactly the same as a PC hdd. I had to buy a microsoft connector cable to hook it into my computer through USB.

See above for answers.