wipe SSD without OS?

[blaze3000]

Hi
I was in the process of cloning my HDD OS to a blank NVMe SSD, (as per this question the BIOS could not see the SSD even though it was working fine as a secondary drive in windows 7), after cloning and restarting the OS wouldn't boot. I've taken the SSD card out, and it will boot from the HDD OS.

I'm resigned to not having the OS on the SSD but would like to use it as secondary - how do i wipe it so that i can reinstall? Any time it's attached, the OS won't boot.


Thanks if you can help, or throw ideas my way.

 

[CountMike]

Most famous disk viper: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/dariks_boot_and_nuke.html

 

[blaze3000]

Most famous disk viper: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/dariks_boot_and_nuke.html

Thanks CountMike - but won't that wipe my OS on the primary as well? I would rather avoid that.

 

[CountMike]

It would wipe just the disk you tell it to wipe but just in case you can disconnect the one you don't want to wipe. It works from a BOOT-able USB or CD.

 

[USAFRet]

From the actual DBAN website: https://dban.org/
"While DBAN is free to use, there’s no guarantee of data removal. It cannot detect or erase SSDs..."

Your manufacturer should have a secure erase function.
Samsung has a bootable one.

Or, just delete all the partitions in Disk Management or diskpart.

Don't use DBAN.


Also from the site:
"While DBAN is free to use, there’s no guarantee of data removal. It cannot detect or erase SSDs and does not provide a certificate of data removal for auditing purposes or regulatory compliance. Hardware support (e.g. no RAID dismantling), customer support and software updates are not available using DBAN. Should you need to erase data from a SSD or require a certificate of data removal, request a free trial of Blancco Drive Eraser."

 

[CountMike]

He is not trying (I hope) to escape CIA or FBI but just to empty it of all data and partitions.

 

[USAFRet]

He is not trying (I hope) to escape CIA or FBI but just to empty it of all data and partitions.

Right.
But the basic DBAN does not function on SSD's.

 

[blaze3000]

yes, from the instructions i don't think it would detect the ssd.
Besides, if the BIOS doesn't detect the SSD (because it's NVMe) then i don't think this would have worked on it anyway.