Preparing 970 Evo Plus to sell

[BS Dave]

I've got a 970 Evo Plus 1TB I want to sell on, but i'm not sure about a couple of things.

1 - What should i use to get a good reading of the health of the drive for potential buyers?
2 - How far do i need to go erasing it? Just a fast/slow format or full on secure erase via samsung magician/bootable USB?

Thanks

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[BS Dave]

So I'm trying to get Extended Smart Self Test to work in Magician, but it says i need the Samsung 3.3 NVME driver, which I've downloaded but I don't seem to be able to install it even as administator? Anyone got an tips? Thanks

 

[Snapshot]

A screenshot from CrystalDiskInfo is usually accepted by buyers.

How you erase depends on what's on the disk and your level of paranoia. I find Diskpart's Clean command adequate - just a standard clean for stuff I don't care about or a full for sensitive data.

 

[Tetras]

2 - How far do i need to go erasing it? Just a fast/slow format or full on secure erase via samsung magician/bootable USB?

I'd recommend more than a format, especially a quick format. I doubt the average buyer is going to go looking for stuff with recovery software, but you never know.