[Malsua]

BIG FAT MAGNET and bulk erase the drive before returning it

Can't be done unless you work at a scrap yard and attach it to a magnetic car hoist.

[Westbrook]

> Can’t be done unless you work at a scrap yard and attach
> it to a magnetic car hoist.

:)

Here’s a commercially available bulk eraser/degausser.

http://www.magnetechcorp.com/Hard_drive_eraser.htm

Very pricey, though.

Better to just swallow the cost of a new drive, and use the old one for target practice.