Free software to secure erase an SSD? Need to boot from USB.

smilingcrow · 4 Jun 2018 at 15:44

I have an old laptop with a uSATA SSD so I can only access it when it is installed in the laptop.
I want to secure erase it so need some software that I can boot from a USB stick that will allow this.
Any suggestions? Thanks

joey1211 · 4 Jun 2018 at 15:54

Hiren Boot CD. You can also run it from a USB stick

smilingcrow · 4 Jun 2018 at 16:05

Thanks. Any other suggestions as would rather a single focused tool than a Swiss army knife.

Glanza · 4 Jun 2018 at 16:48

smilingcrow · 4 Jun 2018 at 17:21

Glanza said:
DBAN

Thanks. I had looked at that but it doesn't offer Secure SSD Erasure.

It does offer erasure but not certified which is fine for me. Cheers

Jamin280672 · 4 Jun 2018 at 18:53

smilingcrow said:
Thanks. I had looked at that but it doesn't offer Secure SSD Erasure.

It does offer erasure but not certified which is fine for me. Cheers

Parted Magic, google a slightly older version for the free version, they only recently started charging for it, my video here has a link in the description to the free one that has SSD secure erase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c68qgPepjFI

The newer charged versions have nvme secure erase, etc.

smilingcrow · 4 Jun 2018 at 23:56

Thanks. I have already used DBAN but I have just downloaded Parted Magic as I have another drive that I will soon sell also.