User Manual

SanDisk SSD Dashboard User Manual Rev. 1.4.3
SanDisk – a Western Digital brand 20 July 2016
5.3 Secure Erase
Secure Erase will erase the drive and can only be performed on SSD drives that are not the boot drive.
Click Erase Now to erase the drive and leave it in an unformatted state.
Figure 30: Secure Erase
If the SSD is the boot drive, you may create a bootable USB drive with the Secure Erase tool on it. The
bootable USB drive can also be used as a portable tool to erase SSDs on multiple systems.
Click on the Select USB Drive dropdown to choose the desired USB drive and then click on the Create
USB Drive button. If it is not listed, click on the Refresh icon next to the dropdown menu to scan for the
USB drive. It is recommended to backup any existing data on the USB drive before proceeding.
Note: The USB drive must be formatted as FAT or FAT32.
Figure 31: Create Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase