BleepingComputer.com: Question PLEASE HELP: DBAN ERROR /dev/sdb

Okay, you can laugh all you want at me, but in the end please remember to be kind, because I am not a 'tech' person and I rely on the patience and kindness of those who are knowledable to help me understand things in a non-technical way. So if there is anyone out there that can answer this question, I would 'greatly' appreciate it.

Anyway, here is the problem. All three of my computers got infected with some nasty trojans and worms and I decided to format all of them using DBAN. The desktop format went flawlessly .. however I have run into a problem with my Gateway M-6337 laptop (this is the specs: http://support.gateway.com/s//Mobile/2008/...15606Rnv.shtml). I used DBAN dban-2.2.6_i586.iso burned on a CD. I placed a Lexar JumpDrive into the USB port right beside the DVD drive. I booted the computer and everything went according to plan ... I chose method: RCMP TSSIT OPS-II (which I understand now was overkill just to get rid of viruses) ... it took approximately 15 hours to complete. In the end this was the result:

* PASS SCSI Disk LEXAR JUMPDRIVE 1.03 123 MB
* ERROR /dev/sdb (process crash)
* PASS ATA Disk WDC WD2500BEVS-2 01.8 232GB WD-WXH488660391

So my question is this ... 'because I have no idea what a /dev/sdb is, I just want to know if anyone can tell me is there any way that any kind of trojan / worm / virus, etc., could have survived because of this /dev/sdb crash ... or am I safe to reinstall my software and carry on?
Thank you so much for any and all advice and or information you can offer. I appreciate your time and best wishes to everyone who takes the time to help strangers with their problems just out of the kindness of their hearts.

Sandy

I'm BEGGING someone to please reply to this. I am going crazy. I don't know how much more worry and paranoia I can take. PLEASE! *Anybody*? All I want to know is: is there any way that any kind of trojan / worm / virus, etc., could have survived because of this /dev/sdb crash ... or am I safe to reinstall my software and carry on? Thank you so much.

I have never used DBAN so I'm not familiar with any errors it may throw. However, when doing a Google Search for ERROR /dev/sdb (process crash), it appears to be a common error.

If no one else replies you may want to check with Darik's Boot and Nuke Support.