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The Varese-Secury MHDD Motor Hard Drive Destroyer is electrically driven and designed for the destruction of all standard hard drives. This small, heavy-duty hard drive destroyer is maintenance free and completely self-contained. There are no fluids or external components to contend with and no adjustments or calibration required.

Government specifications require that in an emergency situation a hard drive needs to be destroyed so that a person or persons cannot spin the drive. This must be done quickly and reliably. The MHDD Motor meets this requirement and takes less than 11 seconds to destroy each hard drive. To do so all you need to do is insert the proper drive height adapter (if applicable) into the slot and press the button. The internal workings of the unit press down on the drive, bending it approximately 90 degrees. The MHDD Motor then pushes the destroyed hard drive out for easy disposal. The bend will render the hard drive useless by bending the platter, damaging the heads, motor and circuit board.

In a “normal” national security operation, a destroyer would be used in conjunction with a degausser (media eraser).