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If the command output shows "frozen", you may be able to work around it by: Using a USB-to-SATA adapter is an option if it supports hotplugging. If hot-(re)plugging of SATA cables still crashes the kernel, make sure that AHCI is enabled in the BIOS (AHCI allows hot-(re)plugging operations without a crash).
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If hot-(re)plugging the SATA data cable crashes the kernel try letting the operating system fully boot up, then quickly hot-(re)plug both the SATA power and data cables. If unsuccessful, one can try hot-(re)plug the data cable (which might crash the kernel).
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Upon waking up, it is likely that the freeze will be lifted. Some BIOSes block the ATA Secure Erase command by issuing a "SECURITY FREEZE" command to "freeze" the drive before booting an operating system.Ī possible solution is to simply suspend the system. If it shows as just "frozen" then you cannot continue to the next step. In the security section of the output it should say "not frozen". Step 1 - Make sure the drive security is not frozen 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.Note: The following information has been taken from the official ATA wiki page. NOTE: If the SSD is in a security frozen state you will be notified the security is frozen. 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.
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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
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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 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. 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