How to erase SSD without mouse or keyboard.

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

Ok my boot drive has a glitched driver on it, it won't let me use my mouse and keyboard when windows starts. But when I turn my pc on I can access the boot drive with my keyboard and mouse. This happened when I installed a H97 chipset driver. So I can't use my mouse to access the device manager, or anything for that matter. I do have a mac that I could use to reset it. So how do I erase everything on my SSD. If possible keep windows on there.

USAFRet · Jul 3, 2014

So how do I erase everything on my SSD. If possible keep windows on there.

No matter what the mouse/keyboard situation is, you can't 'erase everything', but 'keep windows'.

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

USAFRet :

Ok then how do I wipe the SSD completely without potentially damaging my pc.

USAFRet · Jul 3, 2014

Do you have the install media and a valid license key?

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

USAFRet :

I have the disk and a legal key.

applegetsmelaid · Jul 3, 2014

Insert Windows install disc into drive and boot to disc. Format SSD to erase. Proceed with Windows installation. Reinstall drivers.

If this doesn't work, I would suggest to only use your Mac

USAFRet · Jul 3, 2014

Piece of cake then.

Find and save to a USB or DVD all of your relevant drivers
Disconnect all drives except the target SSD
Boot from your install media
Delete any and all partitions
Install

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

applegetsmelaid :

I just tried this. I put in the disk and press any key to boot from this disk, still no mouse or keyboard support. So I can't even boot windows properly...

USAFRet · Jul 3, 2014

Alcarese12 :

From a full power down and restart, and you have no mouse and keyboard?
You have other issues.

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

USAFRet :

Yea this happened before it's when I installed a chipset driver, both times it was because of that. I tried a hard reboot, nothing, I've tried other USB ports, nothing I've tried almost everything, NOTHING. I only fixed it by going to the bios and changing the USB on startup to full initialization. I tried this now, NOTHING. it's really pissing me off.

InvalidError · Jul 3, 2014

If it is a USB mouse, did you try moving it to a different port to see if Windows will re-detect it and re-install drivers?

As for how to get access to device manager without mouse: WinKey + Break to get into System Properties then use tab until the highlight reaches device manager.

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

InvalidError :

It's also the keyboard I can't fuckin use. So nothing

InvalidError · Jul 3, 2014

Alcarese12 :

Starting to sound like your USB ports are busted.

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

InvalidError :

I can use mouse/keyboard in the bios so I know they aren't busted.

USAFRet · Jul 3, 2014

Alcarese12 :

It works in the BIOS, but not if you boot from a DVD? hmmmm.......

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

USAFRet :

When I boot from a DVD it bring up the location select, default language, etc... But I can't use my mouse or keyboard. Do you thing I could use like a magnet and delete my SSD?

USAFRet · Jul 3, 2014

Alcarese12 :

So in the BIOS, your mouse/keyboard works
Booting from the DVD, it no longer works
Interesting

And no, do not, repeat do not, use a magnet on your SSD to 'delete it'.

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

USAFRet :

What you think I'm lying? Want me to post a youtube video of it okay!

USAFRet · Jul 3, 2014

Alcarese12 :

No, I don't think you're lying. Just that what you describe is a very, very weird circumstance.
Your SSD has nothing to do with this.

But just to test....disconnect ALL drives except the DVD
Boot from the DVD
See if you can navigate around in the install process. You won't be able to install because of no drive....but just to see what happens.

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

No, I don't think you're lying. Just that what you describe is a very, very weird circumstance.
Your SSD has nothing to do with this.

But just to test....disconnect ALL drives except the DVD
Boot from the DVD
See if you can navigate around in the install process. You won't be able to install because of no drive....but just to see what happens.[/quotemsg]

Btw here is the video I just made on my ipad no no bull shit. http://youtu.be/yAYMDFSlwU0

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

USAFRet :

Alcarese12 :

No, I don't think you're lying. Just that what you describe is a very, very weird circumstance.
Your SSD has nothing to do with this.

But just to test....disconnect ALL drives except the DVD
Boot from the DVD
See if you can navigate around in the install process. You won't be able to install because of no drive....but just to see what happens.

Ok now this is getting weird, I just did that and it still turned off. This makes this a whole different thing.

USAFRet · Jul 3, 2014

In your video, at 2:53, it says "Press any key to boot from DVD..."

If the keyboard didn't work, you would not have proceeded from that. You pressed a key, it worked.

Yes, something else is going on.

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

USAFRet :

Like I said it only happens when windows is doing that animation. You can see that in the video too. And yea wtf is happening?

Alcarese12 · Jul 3, 2014

USAFRet :

So does this mean to order a new mother board and send the old one back?

InvalidError · Jul 3, 2014

USAFRet :

A magnet should have no effect on SSDs anyway.

On a magnetic drive, it could ruin the servo-tracking markers embedded in the platter between user sectors and ruin the drive.

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