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Good afternoon, I have 1tb ssd 540s M2. It is blocked by ATA password. How do i make a secure erase? Intel SSD Toolbox gives an error message. My OS Windows 7 64bit, intel Nuc.

ASolo15 — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:09:48 GMT

Re: Good afternoon, I have 1tb ssd 540s M2. It is blocked by ATA password. How do i make a secure erase? Intel SSD Toolbox gives an error message. My OS Windows 7 64bit, intel Nuc.

AlHill — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:13:16 GMT

You must have the password. If you do not, you should dispose of the drive properly.

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Re: Good afternoon, I have 1tb ssd 540s M2. It is blocked by ATA password. How do i make a secure erase? Intel SSD Toolbox gives an error message. My OS Windows 7 64bit, intel Nuc.

Santiago_A_Inte — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 05:21:13 GMT

Hi ASolo15,

Thank you for contacting Intel® SSD support group.

We have reviewed your inquiry and unfortunately we can’t be of help, there’s no Master Key or any other kind of unlocking tool provided by Intel® for this purpose.

Please let us know if we can offer any additional assistance.

Best regards,

Santiago A.

Intel® Customer Support Technician

Under Contract to Intel Corporation