Intimus 20000S Hard Drive Degausser

The Intimus 20000S is a hard drive degausser listed on the NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List. Its 20,000 gauss (2 Tesla) field, produced by a capacitive discharge system, erases hard drives and magnetic tapes in a cycle of under 15 seconds.

Media goes into the drawer, and closing the drawer starts the cycle, so drives can be fed one after another. The drawer accepts media up to 4.3 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches, which covers 1.8, 2.5, and 3.5-inch hard drives as well as magnetic tapes. Rated throughput is 1,300 1.8-inch, 875 2.5-inch, or 150 3.5-inch drives per hour, and non-functioning or obsolete drives can be processed the same way as working ones.

Integrated magnetic field monitoring runs during every cycle, and the LCD shows the measured field strength in gauss, giving the operator a reading for each erasure. The unit is shielded to keep magnetic radiation from affecting nearby equipment, plugs into standard power outlets worldwide (90 to 240 V), and has a compact footprint for office use. It weighs 105 lb.

The optional Audit Pro System creates media destruction reports for audit and archive files. It records the date, time, user ID, and media serial number for each drive, using a barcode scanner, touchscreen, stylus, and camera to capture the data. After degaussing, drives can be run through an Intimus hard drive crusher for visible proof of destruction.