


Ideally you want to put a nail through the platters of the drive, going all the way through (it's actually not as hard as it sounds).

Thick gloves - because you're going to be hammering that nail through the drive using the hammer, and hammers seem to be magnetically attracted to thumbs.A thick nail (a 6-inch nail will do fine).A hammer (I use my trusty 32oz "fine adjustment" hammer).This method also works great if you just want to destroy drives before you take them to the recycling plant. So, don't do what I did and set the eraser up on your desk with four drives attached, because you won't be able to sit at your desk for ages.Not sure how to erase a device? I guarantee you that if you get a big enough hammer and spend enough time hammering, this will work on anything! One thing I'd like to remind you of is that erasing hard drives takes time. To ensure your records are complete for auditing, the hard drive eraser features a nine-pin serial port that can connect to a serial printer to provide on-demand erase logs. You can also connect the eraser to a computer to quickly access the drive that's attached to port-1 on the eraser. The hard drive eraser is easy-to-use, thanks to its convenient menu navigation system, with push-button operation and a built-in LCD display that clearly identifies the erase modes and task status. M.2 drives: StarTech adapter SAT32M225 M.2 NGFF SSD to 2.5-inch SATA Adapter Converter.mSATA drives: StarTech adapter SAT32MSAT257 mSATA SSD to 2.5-inch SATA Adapter Converter.IDE hard drives: StarTech adapter SAT2IDEADP SATA to 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch IDE Hard Drive Adapter for HDD Docks.
