Help erasing OS off Samsung 840 Pro

[BuddhaCube]

Hey all, I am trying to erase my OS off of my ssd so I can put it in a new build. The Samsung Magician software has a "Secure Erase" tab, and it says I have to create a bootable disk, or USB drive to erase it since it is the OS drive I am trying to reformat.

When I try booting off of the bootable disk or USB drive, it takes me to an illegible screen where none of the words can be made out.
And I don't have on board graphics to plug into.
How do I erase this thing?

 

[Davva2004]

Just format it as part of the new OS install.

 

[cooperman]

How to: Secure Erase your Solid State Drive (SSD) with Parted Magic

http://www.overclock.net/t/1227597/how-to-secure-erase-your-solid-state-drive-ssd-with-parted-magic

 

[vorticalbox]

How to: Secure Erase your Solid State Drive (SSD) with Parted Magic

http://www.overclock.net/t/1227597/how-to-secure-erase-your-solid-state-drive-ssd-with-parted-magic

As said it would if far faster to format during OS install.

 

[cooperman]

Faster yes better for the SSD no.

 

[BuddhaCube]

Just format it as part of the new OS install.

? How

 

[vorticalbox]

Faster yes better for the SSD no.

Care to explain how it benefits the SSD? Not saying you're wrong just wondering.

 

[cooperman]

Care to explain how it benefits the SSD? Not saying you're wrong just wondering.

Windows will just wipe the drive as if it was just a standard HDD a Secure Erase flush's the actual flash chip's basically reseting the drive to a day one drive from the factory.
This can allso be used when SSD's start to get slow from use.

 

[CrazyTeeka]

I've already tried Secure Erase your Solid State Drive (SSD) with Parted Magic, once you get drive unlocked and use NULL for password, it only takes around a few seconds to finish. Surprisingly fast.

 

[BigDaddyKong]

Have they added anything to Parted Magic since they started charging for it?

 

[Dicehunter]

Windows will just wipe the drive as if it was just a standard HDD a Secure Erase flush's the actual flash chip's basically reseting the drive to a day one drive from the factory.
This can allso be used when SSD's start to get slow from use.

+1

I did this when my old Corsair GT started to slow down, Used Atto and it stated 400MB/S on both read and write, Used the secure erase feature of the Asus Maximus VI Formula and did the same test with the same updates and programs installed a few hours later and the speed was back to 555 MB/S Read and 525 MB/S Write.

Have they added anything to Parted Magic since they started charging for it?

They rebuilt and upgraded a few things but nothing major worth noting.

 

[BuddhaCube]

I figured it out, if you are having problems Secure Erasing your SSD using Samsung Magician, don't guy buying Parted Magic just yet.

Samsung Magician asks you to create a bootable disk or usb to run secure erase, if after you boot of that disk, the screen is un-readable, push "esc" and it will take you to a DOS included on the boot drive. You'll want to type in:

dsrdgui0 /s
or
segui0 /s
To install the font needed to run their gui correctly.

Got it to securely erase my SSD in about a minute or two.

btw, I found all of this in Samsung Magician > Help > Secure Erase > Troubleshoot