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    Secure erase or Format?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ellalan, Dec 7, 2011.

  1. ellalan

    ellalan Notebook Deity

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    When I want sell my SSD, do I need to Secure Erase it or just format? will there be any performance degradation in either method.
     
    ellalan, Dec 7, 2011
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    x92_fermi Notebook Consultant

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    Secure Erase won't degrade the performance of your SSD.
     
    x92_fermi, Dec 7, 2011
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    as above, use proper SSD secure erase, most of them simply flood the drive with a small blanket voltage that resets all the gates to 0
     
    1994F7PT, Dec 8, 2011
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    Will the secure erase with Parted Magic sufficient? Thanks.
     
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    more than sufficient for the purpose yes.
     
    1994F7PT, Dec 8, 2011
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    Thank you both for being very helpful.
     
    ellalan, Dec 8, 2011
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