https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/ssdsc2ba800g4-800gb-sata-6gb-s/m-p/21760#M9873 <P>Hello Franc,</P>We hope the information provided was enough to answer your question.If you still have more question, or any more issues, feel free to contact us again.Best regards,Carlos A. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:26:27 GMT idata 2017-04-10T23:26:27Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/ssdsc2ba800g4-800gb-sata-6gb-s/m-p/21758#M9871 <P>Which<I> command </I>will get the SSDSC2BA800G4 SSDs to a fresh out of the box (FOB) state?</P><P></P> Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:47:53 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/ssdsc2ba800g4-800gb-sata-6gb-s/m-p/21758#M9871 FLond 2017-04-03T22:47:53Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/ssdsc2ba800g4-800gb-sata-6gb-s/m-p/21759#M9872 <P>Hello Franc,</P><P></P><P>The best way to return your <A href="https://ark.intel.com/products/84239/Intel-SSD-DC-S3710-Series-800GB-2_5in-SATA-6Gbs-20nm-MLC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ark.intel.com/products/84239/Intel-SSD-DC-S3710-Series-800GB-2_5in-SATA-6Gbs-20nm-MLC</A> Intel® SSD DC S3710 Series to a FOB state will be by performing a secure erase (aka low-level format). This will effectively and permanently remove any data that you may have placed on the drive.</P><P></P><P>Please keep in mind that this will not remove any encryption or drive password protection, nor will it un-do any firmware updates you may have performed.</P><P></P><P>There are several ways to perform this action:</P><P></P><OL><LI>Using the <A href="https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26575/Intel-SSD-Data-Center-Tool" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26575/Intel-SSD-Data-Center-Tool</A> Intel® SSD Data Center Tool:<OL><LI><I>isdct.exe delete -intelssd (Index|SerialNumber)</I> (example:<I> isdct delete -intelssd 1</I>). For SATA devices, this will issue an ATA Secure Erase command.</LI><LI><A href="http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/solid-state-drives/ssd-software/Intel_SSD_DCT_3_0_x_User_Guide.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/solid-state-drives/ssd-software/Intel_SSD_DCT_3_0_x_User_Guide.pdf</A> Intel SSD Data Center Tool User Guide (Page 41 for syntax. You will find examples on pages 42 and 43).</LI></OL></LI><LI><A href="http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/memory-and-storage/000022179.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/memory-and-storage/000022179.html</A> Secure Erase with Microsoft DiskPart*.</LI><LI><A href="http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/memory-and-storage/000006198.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/memory-and-storage/000006198.html</A> Run a Low-Level Format on Intel® Solid State Drives (using bootable third-party tools).</LI></OL><P></P><P>We hope this information helps.</P><P></P><P>Best regards,</P>Carlos A. Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:41:23 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/ssdsc2ba800g4-800gb-sata-6gb-s/m-p/21759#M9872 idata 2017-04-03T23:41:23Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/ssdsc2ba800g4-800gb-sata-6gb-s/m-p/21760#M9873 <P>Hello Franc,</P>We hope the information provided was enough to answer your question.If you still have more question, or any more issues, feel free to contact us again.Best regards,Carlos A. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:26:27 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/ssdsc2ba800g4-800gb-sata-6gb-s/m-p/21760#M9873 idata 2017-04-10T23:26:27Z