Several lines of text will show and then give you several startup options to choose from. Just let the screen time out so that it chooses the very first option called Boot with emm most compatible , otherwise type 1 and then press Enter.
If HDDErase doesn't end up booting properly, you can return to this step and select a different option from that list by entering the number next to it. More lines of text will show and then a prompt will ask about using the CD or changing its configuration. Let this screen time out as well. After some more text is shown, you'll be given a drive letter that corresponds to the disc.
This is where you will actually enter the commands to use HDDErase. On the next screen, when asked if you want to proceed, enter Y to start the wizard. Press any key to continue through to the next step, which is just a disclaimer. The wizard is composed of some more confirmation prompts and other questions that just require you to enter Y a few more times. If you see a screen about selecting the device that should be erased, look for an option that actually has something next to it and not the ones that say NONE.
Once you find that one, enter the letter and number next to it, such as P0. To enter the options menu on the next screen, type Y again. Enter 1 on the next screen. The other options are for changing the active hard drive and exiting the program without erasing the hard drive. Finally, enter Y once more to actually start erasing the disk. When it's finished, if you're asked to see the LBA sector , you can choose N to finish or Y to read the serial number and model number of the drive that was erased.
You can now remove the disc, flash drive, etc. There's not much to dislike about this tool:. Even though HDDErase doesn't run from an operating system like a regular program, it's still actually very easy to use. As you read above, only one key needs to be entered a few times to start deleting a hard drive. We also like that the downloaded files are very small in size.
At around just 1—3 MB, you get all the files necessary to run the software. The main reason is that I feel that the donation system doesn't actually help software development and worse, can be guilt-inducing for users who choose not to donate. This is because, unless they are backed by a company, developers who want to provide quality Open Source software cannot realistically sustain full time development, no matter how generous their software users are. Also, unless you are blocking them hint, hint , you'll notice that there are ads on this page, which I consider sufficient revenue enough.
Finally the fact that I have the freedom to develop Free Software in my spare time should indicate that I'm well-off enough, and therefore that you should direct your generosity towards people who need it a lot more than I do. If you really insist, you can always make a donation to the Free Software Foundation , as they are the main reason software like Rufus is possible.
At any rate, I'll take this opportunity to say thank you for your continuing support and enthusiasm about this little program: it is much appreciated! But please continue to feel free to use Rufus without any guilt about not contributing for it financially — you should never have to! This page uses Google services, which may serve non-personalised cookies for advertising, analytics and security.
See details OK. Rufus Create bootable USB drives the easy way. Resetting Solid State Drives SSDs to factory default settings is a popular method of alleviating problems related to slow system responsiveness issues such as stuttering or slowdowns. This process is most relevant to older model SSDs, and may not offer any benefits on the more recent crop of SSDs based on the latest controllers.
The heart of the idea is not for the software used to do anything to the drive storage directly, but to access the built in reset functions of the controller firmware itself. This article simply details the process. Some of you may feel the same, in which case, read on! It took me about a day of research to figure out why the damn thing would not work.
Hopefully my adventure in chewing my fingers to bloody stumps will save you some time. You can hot-swap as many drives as you want to get this to work. If you have any questions, please stop by our storage section for assistance, or post in the comments below! Registration required to control spam and enforce discussion quality.
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