With that in mind, I'm going to keep things simple. The problem is things get convoluted, which is when mistakes happen and your precious baby pictures or work project gets deleted. With solid-state drives, things can get very complicated, and I could write reams about TRIM commands and garbage collection, and so on. This is a very effective method of destroying drives, and it's also a lot of fun, not to mention a great way to relieve stress! SSDs Again, aim for the spot marked by the red X, and optionally the green stars for a more complete job. 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). Eye protection - you've only got a maximum of two to start with, so it's silly to take chances!.A block of wood - so you don't nail the drive to your floor (it's preferable to do this outside if you can).Thick gloves - because you're going to be hammering that nail through the drive using the hammer, and hammers seem to be inexplicably attracted to thumbs.A thick nail - a 6-inch nail will do fine.A hammer - I use my trusty 32oz 'fine adjustment' hammer.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 that clearly identifies the erase modes and task status. Out of the box, the four-bay unit is capable of dealing with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA drives (both SSDs and HDDs) and the hard drive eraser also works with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch IDE hard drives, mSATA drives, and SATA M.2 drives using a compatible adapter. Also supports 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch IDE hard drives, mSATA drives, and SATA M.2 drives using a compatible adapter.The built-in nine-pin serial port enables you to print erase logs using a receipt printer.Easy operation with LCD and push-button navigation.Support for Secure Erase and Enhanced Secure Erase for SSDs.Nine erase modes including: Quick and Secure Erase, Single Pass Overwrite, and Multi-pass Overwrites - meets DoD (5220.22-M) standards.

Secure, standalone drive erasing for up to four 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA SSD/HDD drives.

The StarTech four-bay drive eraser is packed with the following features:

If you have a lot of drives to erase, then you might want to go for a tool that can erase multiple drives simultaneously, such as the StarTech four-bay drive eraser.

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