Factory installed Os, want to delete hard drives for sale

While I was looking to sell my pc soon, but my os is installed at the factory. I was wondering if factory reset the pc would remove all data on it or should I wipe the hard drive and buy a new OS because my pc came not with a cd to install the os?

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I have a 2011 Alienware Area 51 alx, on windows 7 Home premium 64-bit. I was hoping that the factory reset would just delete all the data and make it impossible to get something that I had about this before. Rather then wipe the readers and a new installation of windows 7 that I do not have a CD for.

Do the installation media (recommend USB, bootable DVD bootable) not recommended. Once the media is done check it starts and then remove it from the computer:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/Dell-backup-and-recovery-1-8-1-71/

According to media reports, clear your system with DBAN safely:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/cleaning-up-a-drive-format-vs-secure-wipe-SSD-and-HDD/

Once the secure wipe replace the original image from the USB flash drive. It'll be like new and your data will be wiped off.

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