[PLUG] Recommended method for destroying a failed SSD

[Johnathan Mantey]

Let out the magic smoke?
Apply 12V to the ground input
Put a ground wire on the 12V input.
The magic smoke that makes your drive function will soon be released.

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 1:52 PM Tomas Kuchta <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Fire! Chipper! ... Similar
>
> On Thu, May 20, 2021, 16:15 Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com> wrote:
>
> > We have an SSD that BIOS no longer sees. It is being replace under
> > warranty. What is the recommended method for destroying the contents of
> > said drive? In the past, I have drilled holes in failed hard drives. Is
> > this still a good approach for SSDs?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dick Steffens
> >
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