I have a Microsoft Surface 2 which I need to dispose of. I won’t list everything I hate about it. Suffice it to say that the last straw was that it became hit or miss whether I could even recharge it – the charger just wouldn’t maintain an electrical connection. The thing has now sat long enough that it won’t start up; the battery has drained and I can’t recharge it at all.
Which creates this problem: I can’t start up Windows in order to use software to wipe the drive before I dispose of it.
I suppose I could buy a new charger, in the hope that I’d be able to recharge the computer one last time in order to wipe the drive, but I’m reluctant to spend more money on a piece of garbage that I simply want to throw away. Plus, I don’t even know that a new charger would work, so that potentially would entail another $30 wasted, and I’d still have the laptop on my hands.
I’m guessing that the solution involves some sort of physical destruction, but exactly what to do in that regard is beyond me. I can’t even tell how to open up the thing to see what’s inside.
I could always leave it in my basement until I died, when it would become my heirs’ problem, but it would be more satisfying to destroy this thing before I’m gone. Thus I’d appreciate any suggestions on how to handle this problem.
Thanks.
