Question How to erase an M.2 for a new compter.

[Kitthecatt]

I am currently building a new PC since my laptop had water spilt on it and will no longer turn on. I have an M.2 and 2 SSDs that I would like to wipe to use as a clean slate to put Windows on for this new computer. How would I go about doing this since I have no way of booting the drives up and wiping them? Am I am to do this from BIOS? Any step by step help would be appreciated. Side note, the M.2 does not have windows on it but 1 SSD does, I would like to use the M.2 as the boot drive. Thank you!

 

[USAFRet]

I am currently building a new PC since my laptop had water spilt on it and will no longer turn on. I have an M.2 and 2 SSDs that I would like to wipe to use as a clean slate to put Windows on for this new computer. How would I go about doing this since I have no way of booting the drives up and wiping them? Am I am to do this from BIOS? Any step by step help would be appreciated. Side note, the M.2 does not have windows on it but 1 SSD does, I would like to use the M.2 as the boot drive. Thank you!

During the new install in the new system, you simply DELETE all existing partitions.

Have only the one drive connected during the install.

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Reconnect the others later, and delete partitions as desired.

 

[Gam3r01]

When you install windows you can wipe the drives during the install process.
Its not a secure erase if you were for example selling drives, but its more than good enough for personal use.