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4.1 Secure Erase Basics
Introduction
There are two kinds of Secure Erase procedure. The first is a quick
Secure Erase of a secondary drive, such as when the SSD is the 2
nd
drive and is connected using either SATA or eSATA. This can take place
while Windows is running because it will not affect the OS files. This
procedure is described in Section 4.2.
The other procedure is a Secure Erase of the boot drive, which contains
the Windows OS. This must be completed with a DOS-bootable USB
Drive containing the Samsung SSD Secure Erase Utility. Skip to section
4.3 for information on this process.
The Samsung SSD Secure Erase utility enables users to erase specific
Samsung SSDs connected to a PC or Laptop.
The Samsung Secure Erase Utility supports the Samsung SSD 470
Series and SSD 830 Series only and should be used with the Samsung
SSD Magician software to minimize user interaction during erasure.
Secure Erase is an unrecoverable operation that permanently deletes all
data on a Samsung SSD.
Cautions
1. The DOS-based Samsung Secure Erase Utility supports the
Samsung SSD 470 Series and the SSD 830 Series only. If you use
another model of Samsung SSD, please check
www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor. If you have a
computer with a Samsung SSD pre-installed, please contact the
manufacturer of your computer.
2.
Because a Secure Erase is irreversible, it is highly recommended that
users back up (save a copy of) all important data stored on the
Samsung SSD to another storage device before executing the
Samsung Secure Erase Utility. Please see the separate “Norton
Ghost
– Data Backup & Recovery” User Manual for detailed
instructions on how to do this with Norton Ghost.
3.
The SSD must be connected to the system and supplied with power
at all times during the Secure Erase process. If the SSD device cable
is disconnected or power is shut down during the Secure Erase