need some tech support n.n; also possibly free/cheap desktop PCs 

Hey, folks! I have two desktop PCs that we're not taking with us to New Orleans. I don't have Windows install disks. What's the most efficient way to wipe the hard drives? I don't necessarily need to reinstall the OS, just format them.

One's Win 7 Home Edition, the other's Windows 10. I can get you more details if necessary! Don't work too hard on this-- if worse comes to worse, we'll just yank the hard-drives and sell them as-is.

Oh, and if any Seattle locals want a cheap Windows box, let me know. :) One's fairly ancient, circa 2011 or so; the other's recentish, an i5 3450S with a 2.8 GHz quad processor, I think? I can get exact specs if you're interested.

re: need some tech support n.n; also possibly free/cheap desktop PCs 

@zebratron2084 if you have any kinda writeable media, dban.org/

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re: need some tech support n.n; also possibly free/cheap desktop PCs 

@tastymochafox Huh, I could probably get that working. That's exactly what I was hoping was out there, and I just needed a trusted referral. Thank youuuuu! <3

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