On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 15:19:30 -0800, Floyd Davidson wrote:

> Don't look for software solutions to eradicate data on a disk.
>
> There are two sure fire methods. One is to dent it
> sufficiently, and the other is to melt it sufficiently. A
> twenty pound hammer will work for the first, and a cutting torch
> is useful to implement the second.
>
> Anything else is risking having front page headlines about what
> ever it is you have on the disk.

Removal of the platters and grinding the oxide surfaces off works well,
too.

Shooting the drives with a 7.62mm minigun is also effective.