wipe broken disk


I have several broken harddisks. (increasing amount of badblocks or I/O-errors all the time, S.M.A.R.T-error-count >60.000 and rising ...)

The harddisks are all on a staple and are ready for the Trash. However: before dumping I need to wipe them, cause they still contain sensitive data.

How to wipe a broken disk? I tried COPYWIPE from ultimatebootdisk as my preferred solution, but it takes ages or hangs.

I could now start dealing with a own set of dd-commands, but maybe there is someone who has to deal with this frequently and knows a proven reliable solution.

Drilling is an option, but to be frank: I dont know how to do it and how secure/reliable it is. If someone recommends drilling, please dont forget to mention the points where the drilling-fun is best ;)
I'm sysadmin and wanna-be-bikemechanic, so drilling might be a good sensation.

thnx,
peter
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