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    How to erase Locked SSD (Hardware level) ?

    Greetings!
    I have in my hands, a Crucial 2.5 SSD 240GB BX200 i got it from a shop as "faulty".
    But it's not faulty.

    You make it as primary disk in the laptop , and it asks you a Hard drive password. (Which i don't have and the shop doesn't know anything about it because it was used,and has zero records on it).

    You connect it as an external device in a dock station and it shows up in the "Device Manager" ,but nowhere else,not even in HD Tune, Disk Managerment tool ,AOMEI Partition manager, not even in Hirens Disk.

    So i believe,it's due to being locked.How can i wipe it out and use it ?When you cannot show it anywhere except the Device amanger?

    #2
    Re: How to erase Locked SSD (Hardware level) ?

    You've tried the Crucial software ? https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive

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      #3
      Re: How to erase Locked SSD (Hardware level) ?

      Originally posted by diif View Post
      You've tried the Crucial software ? https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive
      Doesn't show .

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        #4
        Re: How to erase Locked SSD (Hardware level) ?

        try it on a linux machine and use disks and gparted

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          #5
          Re: How to erase Locked SSD (Hardware level) ?

          Originally posted by CapLeaker View Post
          try it on a linux machine and use disks and gparted
          Tried. Doesn't show up.

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            #6
            Re: How to erase Locked SSD (Hardware level) ?

            try commands such as sudo lsblk

            https://www.binarytides.com/linux-co...sk-partitions/
            Last edited by petehall347; 11-02-2020, 09:53 AM.

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              #7
              Re: How to erase Locked SSD (Hardware level) ?

              Sounds like ATA secure erase was interrupted.
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                #8
                Re: How to erase Locked SSD (Hardware level) ?

                Can be done if you follow the requirements for the drive, interface etc.

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