How can I wipe an Xbox 360 hard drive without an Xbox?

I have recently got the red ring of death on my Xbox and it's out of warranty. I am planning to get the updated Xbox 360 Slim, but I wanted to sell my old 20gb hard drive. Is there any way to erase it without an Xbox 360?

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asked Sep 15 '10 at 19:22

billy431
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edited Sep 15 '10 at 21:46

Fogarty ♦♦
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What? I don't understand your question.

(Sep 15 '10 at 20:23) Madison Tries

ok i got the red ring on my xbox 360 and i want to sell my hard drive on ebay so i can use it towards a new xbox 360 slim but i don't want to sell it with all my games and profiles on it but i don't have an xbox 360 that works to erase the hard drive with and i was wondering if there was any other way that i could erase the hard drive without using my xbox. does that help?

(Sep 15 '10 at 20:26) billy431

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0	you can hook it up to your computer via the correct cable and format it then boom insta mega erased answered Sep 15 '10 at 20:31 snack pack88 2.0k●25●36●55

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