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HDDerase equivalent for Mac?
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11-03-2009 05:42 PM
I have an Intel x25-m G2 drive in a 13" MacBook Pro with the latest firmware (the one causing all the issues on Windows 7). It has been fine, but I'm curious if there's a way to send the secure erase ATA command to the drive like HDDerase does.
I've made FreeDOS boot discs with HDDerase on it, but it doesn't see the drive (I believe this is because the Mac always has the drive in enhanced SATA mode and I believe HDDerase requires IDE mode -- something I cannot change, nor would I want to in light of the latest firmware issues possibly springing from switching ide/ahci modes for the drive).
I'm sure other Mac users are wondering the same thing.
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11-04-2009 03:21 AM
Boot with a Linux live CD (like Kubuntu) and try using hdparm.
More details here:
http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/ATA_Secure_Erase
You might have to disconnect and then reconnect your disk for the 1st step to work. HDDErase never worked for me.
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11-04-2009 06:57 AM
Thanks, I booted to the CD but at the hdparm info screen it tells me the drive is, indeed, frozen.
The wiki you linked to was great, and it said if this happens you should use an eSata enclosure or try hot-plugging the drive.
I'm reluctant to hot-plug the drive because I don't want to damage it (plus I'll have to take my laptop apart for that). Is hot-plugging safe?
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11-04-2009 05:17 PM
Yep! Count me in the same boat. My drive is working perfectly. It would be nice if Intel would also have a MAC utility that does something similar to the Windows utility. Even if it is a "crude" command-line tool. I don't need a GUI.
So Intel guru's, I hope you see this. The MAC users would greatly appreciate it.
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11-04-2009 07:38 PM
I agree. I'm pretty concerned that their SSD Toolbox is Windows-only. I hope that isn't a sign of things to come. They sell the drive to all kinds of users. Such tools should be universal (which really isn't hard if you're willing to use the command line.)
And Intel definitely has the resources (in comparison with their smaller competitors) to create these tools.
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