It was a 128GB mSATA SSD. My home PC does not have an mSATA slot, so I had to purchase an external device with a USB connection. ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LRZPNHM).
It took something like 45 minutes to complete the encryption. I honestly don't know if the USB slot I connected it to was 2.0 or 3.0. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 9:16 AM, James Button <[email protected]> wrote: > Not had to clear a SSD yet! > > > > Vicious – and hopefully effective. > > > > I like it! > > > > But can the drive be reset by the manufacturers, for shipment as a > ‘Refurb’? > > > > Also could you say what size drive, and how long did it take to do the > encryption with what interface/connection? > > > > And – Thanks for the link about Truecrypt > > > > JimB > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Richard Stovall > *Sent:* Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:55 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] SSD scrub/sanitize/wipe > > > > Another thread mentioned the difficulty of guaranteeing the secure erasure > of data from SSDs. > > > > I recently had to return a personal laptop for replacement and could not > find a method for securely erasing its SSD. Googling around for answers, I > came upon the idea of encrypting the entire drive as one way of virtually > guaranteeing that data could not be recovered. That made sense to me, and > some before and after analysis with Winhex seemed to support it as a viable > solution for my purposes. > > > > What are others doing in this regard? > > > > Thanks, > > > > RS > > > > PS Steve Gibson is good for something after all! > https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm > > > > >
