In wiping my iMac's HD from the install disc - it made slow progress for 2 days but has stalled at about 80% complete. Why won't it finish and, has it wiped enough if I abort it now?

I am wiping my iMac's HD from the disc utility on the Install disc. I selected the 5-pass erase. The progress bar moved steadily for the first two days but has now stalled at about 80% + complete. Why has it stalled and will it have wiped enough if I abort the process now? (I separately verified the HD.)

I'd abort & do a Zero One Pass, that is plenty secure for 99.9999999% of people.

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My IMAC will not boot from the install disk.

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1. Restart your mac and hold the alt (option key) to select media to install.
2. Restart you mac and hold the "c" key to boot.
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Maybe this is dumb, but what do you mean by don't believe the hype on permissions repair.
are you talking about the posting I read about not being able to continuously update and boot from the original OS disks, or that repairing permissions is overated as far as system maintanence.
I get a lot of conflicting advise on system maintanence. Thats why I ask this. I'm fairly new to macs and how to keep them going problem free.
by the way,...
thanks for the replies guys
Yes, he can do the same with overkill third-party
utilities that aren't on a bootable disc for which
he's already paid. (And is Disk Utility so hard to
use that we need third-party utilies with this
function?)
Hmm. What if he specifically needs a bootable disc
that can repair permissions? Can't assume his
specific needs and environment when he hasn't
detailed them.
Bryan:
Don
't believe the hype about running permissions
repair.

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Thanks!

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Thanks again!
km

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On hold 1:01:55
Don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
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Doom da doom da doom
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<sigh>
I've attempted most of these things.
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