Time capsule has failed. How can I erase TC HD before disposal?

My generation 1 500 GB TC has failed.Is there any way I can erase its HD to prepare fr disposal?

OK. I plugged in an internet cable between the old TC (the one that I replaced with a new 2TB TC) and my MBP with the wi-fi turned off. The old TC blinked amber and later changed to green. It now shows up in Network Preferences, as being connected via ethernet, and with the name I formerly used for that TC. I stopped short of configuring it. It asked if I wanted to use it to extend my network, but I did not want to do that unless I had a good reason to. In Airport Utility both TCs show up. There was an option somewhere that I ran across to erase the TC when it shows both, but the HD it shows to erase is the one on the new TC (and not in the TC I thought failed).
If I can find a good use for the old TC I want to keep it. If not, I would like to erase its HD. Apparently I cannot get to its HD to erase it unless I configure it. Not sure. Advice?
Can you think of any good use (such as to extend the network)? I really do not know what an extended network would do for me.

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Count to ten slowly
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/16560106#16560106
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