How can I wipe a broken hard disk drive before sending it back to the manufacturer for maintenance?

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/384890/h...

Answer 1 links:
[degaussers]: http://degausser.com/
[NSA approved degaussing wands]: http://www.datadev.com/degausser-model11...
[vague forum reports]: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/202635...
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/
[the magnet selection]: http://www.kjmagnetics.com/products.asp?...
[according to their own blog]: http://www.kjmagnetics.com/blog.asp?

Answer 2 links:
http://www.dban.org

Answer 3 links:
https://cmrr.ucsd.edu/resources/secure-e...

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