can bibm reset/wipe a ssd?

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giulia
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can bibm reset/wipe a ssd?

Post by giulia »

hi

can bibm reset/wipe a ssd ?

i know there is a wipe tool but the ssd have a feature to wipe/reset very quickly

i own 3 samsung pro , and their utility doesn't work

thanks
TeraByte Support
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Re: can bibm reset/wipe a ssd?

Post by TeraByte Support »

yes, if it's on a standard controller and not RAID - you'd use BIOS
(direct), then wipe drive, hardware, option will be there for secure delete
(if your BIOS has locked it, you may have to unplug/plug back in the drive
(while on) if you're comfortable with that and careful, then go back in and
should be unlocked). You could also create one big partition then trim that
when you delete it.

"giulia" wrote in message news:7655@public.bootitbm...

hi

can bibm reset/wipe a ssd ?

i know there is a wipe tool but the ssd have a feature to wipe/reset very
quickly

i own 3 samsung pro , and their utility doesn't work

thanks

giulia
Posts: 130
Joined: Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:16 am

Re: can bibm reset/wipe a ssd?

Post by giulia »

TeraByte Support wrote:
> yes, if it's on a standard controller and not RAID - you'd use BIOS
> (direct), then wipe drive, hardware, option will be there for secure delete
>
> (if your BIOS has locked it, you may have to unplug/plug back in the drive
>
> (while on) if you're comfortable with that and careful, then go back in and
>
> should be unlocked). You could also create one big partition then trim
> that
> when you delete it.
>
> "giulia" wrote in message news:7655@public.bootitbm...
>
> hi
>
> can bibm reset/wipe a ssd ?
>
> i know there is a wipe tool but the ssd have a feature to wipe/reset very
> quickly
>
> i own 3 samsung pro , and their utility doesn't work
>
> thanks

hi
seem that delete the partitions and mbr should let bibm reset/wipe ssd without unplug them
could please do some tests to confirm it?
thanks
Brian K
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Re: can bibm reset/wipe a ssd?

Post by Brian K »

giulia wrote:

> seem that delete the partitions and mbr should let bibm reset/wipe ssd without unplug
> them

giulia,

Regarding the need to power cycle the SSD, see...

http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd ... 034543.htm
giulia
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Re: can bibm reset/wipe a ssd?

Post by giulia »

Brian K wrote:
> giulia wrote:
>
> > seem that delete the partitions and mbr should let bibm reset/wipe ssd without
> unplug
> > them
>
> giulia,
>
> Regarding the need to power cycle the SSD, see...
>
> http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd ... 034543.htm
Hi Brian
Parted Magic can do it without unplug
TeraByte Support
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Re: can bibm reset/wipe a ssd?

Post by TeraByte Support »

No, nothing can do it without unplugging. It's in the hardware - once the
BIOS freezes it, it can't be done without a hardware reset (power cycle or
taking down the bus). As mentioned, you can use "trim" by creating a partition
and deleting it, but that's not the same as an erase request.

>xyz can do it without unplug
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