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Create a Samsung Secure Erase USB Drive

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Instructions for making a bootable Samsung Secure Erase drive

Note that this tool only works on Samsung SSDs; it will not work with other manufacturers.

Prerequisites ​

Hardware ​

  • A reliable USB flash drive. This can be any old USB drive; speed and size are both pretty much irrelevant.

Software ​

Note that this image can be created by the Samsung Magician software but I struggled to get it to work consistently, so I made myself an ISO of the drive.

Download Rufus and the Samsung ISO above. Start Rufus and proceed

Step by Step Directions ​

Keys to Successful Booting ​

Secure Boot ​

You must temporarily turn off Secure Boot for this to work. This option is found in the BIOS setup of your computer.

SATA/ACHI Mode Required ​

In addition, you must set the drive option to SATA/ACHI rather than RAID in order for the bootable drive to see the SSD.

Troubleshooting ​

"Error: bad shim signature" ​

This means you did not turn off Secure Boot in your BIOS. In my experience, some computers require a hard reset once this option is off to make it go into effect.