selling ssd's and hdd's , best way to wipe out data?

[yifat]

hi

I'm selling my old home PC computer which includes an SSD that had the operating system and some other data which is considered sensitive and one HDD that included a lot of sensitive data.

the computer will be sold to a total stranger (probably) and so I don't want them to have an option to recover that data.

I really need the money.

I've done some googling and found that wiping out data using a software called DBAN is one of the best ways to do it.

what number of passes is best for me? 1 pass enough? do I need 3 ?
also what is "secure erase function" on SSD and do I need in my case ?

I need the SSD and HDD to still work after this process of course... they are part of the deal I'm selling

 

[mcnumpty23]

yes dban (boot and nuke) is fine for the hard drives

if it was sensitive data 3 passes should be plenty

for the ssd the manufacturer should have a secure erase software

i assume you will be able to reinstall windows if thats part of the deal?

or if not install linux so they can see the pc actually works ok

 

[yifat]

seems to be a little problem: my SSD which is a crucial M4-CT128M4ssd2 doesn't seem to have a manufacturer secure erase software...

any ideas?

 

[mcnumpty23]

isnt this what you want?

should have the secure erase in that though might be called something different never had crucial ssd

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/support-storage-executive?cm_re=top-nav-_-flyout-ssd-_-us-ssd-learn-about-storage-executive