How to secure erase a Solidigm™ (formerly Intel®) SSD with the Solidigm™ storage tool

How to do a Secure Erase on a Solidigm™ (formerly Intel®) SSD.

Summary 

Steps to perform a Secure Erase using the Solidigm™ Storage Tool (SST).

NOTE

The Secure Erase functionality is compatible on the following operating systems if the conditions below are true. 

Compatible operating systems: 

  • SATA: Supported on Linux and Windows 7* only. Later Windows* versions block this capability.
  • NVMe* devices supported on all operating systems supported by the tool.

Supported conditions: 

  • Solidigm™ SSDs only.
  • Drive is not the primary system drive.
  • No partitions on the drive.

Resolution

SST GUI

  1. Launch the Solidigm™ Storage Tool. 
  2. Select Secure Erase. 
  3. Locate the correct drive
    1. Click the Secure Erase button. 
  4. Read the warning message. 
    1. Click "Yes" to proceed.

SST CLI

  1. Open the CLI as admin. (LINK) 
  2. Get reference to drive. (LINK) 
  3. Execute the command: 
    1. sst delete -ssd <ref> 
  4. Read the warning message
    1. Type Y and press Enter. 

 

Questions?
Contact Solidigm™ Customer Support
 

How to secure erase a Solidigm™ (formerly Intel®) SSD with the Solidigm™ storage tool