Windows alternative for SSD HDDerase

[emoreas]

Hi guys,

I have a system with a usb dock for harddisks which i use to format 2.5 or 3.5 harddisks. I want to reset-wipe two intel ssd's which i got from a friend and i was wondering if someone knows a windows based program (as an alternative for the dos program hdderase) to do this because it is easier not to hook it up in my pc because i have a dedicated raid card.
Bram

 

[razel]

It seems like you want to do a secure-erase (HDDerase's main usage) over USB. I don't think I've even encountered any secure-erase software in Windows yet, much less over USB.

I suggest using Intel's SSD Toolbox. Quick format the SSD, then run the full diagnostic which will actually write test data over almost all of the SSD. In addition to verfiying the SSD, that also can force it to do garbage collection restoring performance for G1 SSDs.

Best of luck.

 

[emoreas]

Hi razel,

thanks. My main goal is indeed to erase the ssd in order to install my os on it without performance degrading. I'm new to ssd and did read the posts but i also didn't find a tool besides the intel.

Keeps me wondering if a tradional harddisk setup isn't easier to maintain, to restore etc :\

Bram

 

[razel]

Don't worry about performance degrading. There's alot of FUD out there and it's mainly due to too much benchmarking and not letting the SSD give itself a breather and collect it's garbage. What I noticed from the Intel is right after a secure-erase, performance is at it's highest, HDTach sequential is ruler flat at about ~240MB. After writing data and benchmarking again the HDTach sequential hovers at ~220 and isn't a ruler flat line. 220MB is probably the REAL performance figure. So, don't do a full erase or secure erase your Intel SSD unless you have a specific problem or plan on selling it. Just use your Intel as you would any other hard drive.