Use OPAL drive like a regular drive (D5-P5336 on Mac)

[mkush]

I have two D5-P5336 drives in use on my Mac and they are working great. I bought another one (used) but this one is OPAL. I do NOT care about the hardware encryption; I just want to use it as a normal drive. However, when I connect it to the computer, it does not ever present itself to the OS.

I have access to a Windows computer where I used the SST to update the firmware and do a secure erase. I tried running sst start -ssd <drive_index> -psidrevert <PSID> but received a message (sorry I did not write it down) that seemed to imply that the command didn't work because it wasn't necessary. I also noticed that in diskutil, the drive reported negative space available and I was unable to create a partition on it.

Long story short: is there a way I can just use this drive as a normal, non-OPAL drive on my Mac, given that I have access to the SST on a Windows computer to run any necessary commands?

[SolidigmGleb]

Hi  Mkush, 

Thank you for the update.

Since DiskPart clean results in that error and the drive disappears until the system is rebooted, please do not continue with further DiskPart cleanup or initialisation attempts for now. That behaviour is not expected for a normal partition cleanup and suggests we should review the drive status more closely.

We will reply directly to the case email that was opened for you. That will ensure the information and any attachments stay associated with your support case.

We will review the details you provide through the case and follow up with the next steps.

Best regards,

Gleb

Solidigm Support