I have an SSD I want to wipe and reset (I'm giving it to my little brother). Most SSDs come with software that can do a secure erase, but they are unable to operate when you are booted from the drive you want to erase.
Is there some way I can boot to something like USB drive and perform the wipe from there?
(Oh, and this laptop doesn't have an optical drive)
Best Answer
You can boot Windows PE from a USB drive. If your secure erase utility is on that drive, I'd bet it would work.
This should lead you to the proper information on how to make a Windows PE disk.