To remove the security frozen state on a 2.5 formfactor SanDisk SSD, disconnect the power cable from the SSD and reconnect it and then continue with the secure erase.
Secure erase windows#
NOTE: If the SSD is in a security frozen state you will be notified the security is frozen. Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. NOTE: If you get an Invalid device type Y and press enter. Enter the Device name (indicated above by the red circle) of the drive you want to Secure Erase After you have booted into the bootable USB Secure Erase tool you will see a list of all drives identified by the model number and to the left will be the name of the drive as identified by the Secure Erase tool.Ĥ. Connect a USB drive and select that USB drive (all data on the USB drive will be destroyed so ensure no important data is on the USB drive)ģ. In the SSD Dashboard first select the Tools tab and then on the left side select Secure EraseĢ. Type N to exit the sanitize tool reboot the computer.ġ. Once the drive is selected type Y to confirm and press enter Once you have booted into the bootable USB sanitize tool you will see a list of all drives identified by the model number and to the left will be the name of the drive as identified by the sanitize tool.Įnter the Device name (indicated above by the red circle) of the drive you want to sanitize
Secure erase how to#
Refer to your computer documentation for instructions on how to boot from a USB drive Once the Bootable USB drive has been create Restart your computer and select to Boot from the USB drive (all data on the USB drive will be destroyed so ensure no important data is on the USB drive) Primary Drive: If the SSD is the system/boot drive (C: drive) you will need to choose Create USB Drive to create a bootable USB drive that can be used to sanitize the SSD There is no way even a data recovery center will be able recover data, no matter how much time and money gets thrown at it, once its been Secure Erased (thus, the name Secure). Secondary drive: If the SSD is not the system/boot drive (C: drive) you can simply select Erase now and follow the prompts to sanitize the SSD.Ģb. Secure Erase is fast because it sends a voltage spike to all the cells simultaneously that sets the cells to an empty state. In the SSD Dashboard first select the Tools tab and then on the left side select SanitizeĢa. Refer to the SanDisk SSD Dashboard to see if your SanDisk SSD support Sanitizeġ. NOTE: Not all SanDisk SSD support Sanitize. Secure Erase and Sanitize both securely erase all user data and reset the SSD to out of box performance