Erasing SSD for new OS install

[trickycurve]

Guys, I'm planning on going Haswell soon and want to do a fresh Windows install on my 128GB M4. How do I go about erasing the drive?

I did Google this the other day but couldn't find anything that told me exactly what I need to do (to be fair I probably didn't look hard enough )

Any help will be appreciated!

 

[wazza300]

secure erase it

burn parted magic or gp parted to a cd and boot from it,then follow this guide

http://www.overclock.net/t/1227597/how-to-secure-erase-your-solid-state-drive-ssd-with-parted-magic

 

[Deleted member 138126]

Boot into the Windows installer. Once you are at the first screen, hit Shift-F10. This will give you a command prompt. Then type:

diskpart
list disk
select disk x (where x is the disk number you identify in the previous step based mainly on the size)
clean (this completely wipes all the structures from the disk so it appears brand new to Windows)
exit
exit

Carry on with the install.

Make sure you select the right disk (if you have multiple disks)!

 

[Stelly]

Boot into the Windows installer. Once you are at the first screen, hit Shift-F10. This will give you a command prompt. Then type:

diskpart
list disk
select disk x (where x is the disk number you identify in the previous step based mainly on the size)
clean (this completely wipes all the structures from the disk so it appears brand new to Windows)
exit
exit

Carry on with the install.

Make sure you select the right disk (if you have multiple disks)!

This is what I do

Stelly

 

[koolpc]

Can't one do a format when windows starts to be loaded?

 

[Stelly]

Can't one do a format when windows starts to be loaded?

You can delete partitions at that stage... would be easier lol

Stelly