Question Secure Erase via BIOS versus using SSD's own software ?

[VERX]

I have MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK which supports Secure Erase and I have a Samsung and a Kingston SSD.
What should I use for secure erase? should I stick to each SSD's own app to perform secure erase? or is it all the same and I should simply use the BIOS for secure erase (because it's pretty much stright forward and simpler)?

 

[Bob.B]

I have MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK which supports Secure Erase and I have a Samsung and a Kingston SSD.
What should I use for secure erase? should I stick to each SSD's own app to perform secure erase? or is it all the same and I should simply use the BIOS for secure erase (because it's pretty much stright forward and simpler)?

Just a thought.....if you use the bios erase it might be best to only have connected the ssd you want to erase.

 

[hotaru.hino]

I'm under the impression it doesn't matter which one you choose. There's a set of commands from the industry standard ATA command set that tell a storage drive to basically nuke its data.