MA770-UD3 and Secure Erase SSD

[fadsarmy]

I'm sure most of you know that ssd's need to be secure erases from time to time to improve performance. I spent all most a week trying to find a tool that would secure erase my Corsair F60. Gparted, Parted Magic, HDDERASE 4.0 all failed with this mobo.

Then I tried HDDERASE 3.3. You must connect it to sata4 connector and set bios to IDE for connectors 4/5 (on this mobo it is possible whilst leaving sata0-3 in AHCI mode if you want.
HDDERASE 3.3 link:

http://files.me.com/macrs4/2rtjwb

Then boot from cd or make usb.

All should work.

 

[absic]

Thanks for the info much appreciated.

[jannie]

yes very much appreciated

[Smitty]

I'm sure most of you know that ssd's need to be secure erases from time to time to improve performance. I spent all most a week trying to find a tool that would secure erase my Corsair F60. Gparted, Parted Magic, HDDERASE 4.0 all failed with this mobo.

Then I tried HDDERASE 3.3. You must connect it to sata4 connector and set bios to IDE for connectors 4/5 (on this mobo it is possible whilst leaving sata0-3 in AHCI mode if you want.
HDDERASE 3.3 link:

http://files.me.com/macrs4/2rtjwb

Then boot from cd or make usb.

All should work.

 

Does this work with other solid state drives, like Crucial's C300, and other motherboards, like the 890fxa-ud5?

[fadsarmy]

The tools that are available are:

PartedMagic
GParted
HDDERASE 3.3
HDDERASE 4.4
Intel Toolbox if you have an Intel SSD

You have to experiment until you find one that your motherboard is compatiblw with one of them.