Secure Erase & Linux

By Cèbe, . Permalink Ubuntu

sudo hdparm -I /dev/sdc

sudo hdparm user-master u security-set-pass Einstein /dev/sdc
sudo time hdparm user-master u security-erase Einstein /dev/sdc

Result

/dev/sdc: Issuing SECURITY_ERASE command, password="Einstein", user=user
0.00user 0.00system 2:38:09elapsed 0%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 624maxresident)k
0inputs+0outputs (0major+202minor)pagefaults 0swaps

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