Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
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***CAUTION: DO NOT USE DBAN ON SSDs - THIS WEARS THEM FOR NO GOOD REASON. There's a reason Blancco is clear on this!***
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DBAN also works, but it takes hours (IDGAF if you do firmware OR DBAN, it's the same grueling wait). That said, if you need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted, a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
***Give it 24 hours - I HAVE HAD TO WAIT 8.5-9 HOURS ON 750GB 5400 rpm LAPTOP DRIVES. Every time beyond 500GB, I have put the machine on the bench, go to sleep when it's late, and return to it later.***
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[link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work, the newer tools juse wrap DBAN into a Linux dustro and call it Nwipe and any tech focused tool has tools for ATA or NVMe secure (firmware) erasing.
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[link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work, the newer tools just wrap DBAN into a Linux dustro and call it Nwipe. Any good tech focused tool has tools for ATA or NVMe secure (firmware) erasing.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
[quote|format=featured]
***CAUTION: DO NOT USE DBAN ON SSDs - THIS WEARS THEM FOR NO GOOD REASON. There's a reason Blancco is clear on this!***
[/quote]
DBAN also works, but it takes hours (IDGAF if you do firmware OR DBAN, it's the same grueling wait). That said, if you need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted, a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
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Give it 24 hours - I HAVE HAD TO WAIT 12 HOURS ON 750GB 5400 rpm LAPTOP DRIVES.
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***Give it 24 hours - I HAVE HAD TO WAIT 8.5-9 HOURS ON 750GB 5400 rpm LAPTOP DRIVES. Every time beyond 500GB, I have put the machine on the bench, go to sleep when it's late, and return to it later.***
[quote|format=featured]
[link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work, the newer tools juse wrap DBAN into a Linux dustro and call it Nwipe and any tech focused tool has tools for ATA or NVMe secure (firmware) erasing.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
[quote|format=featured]
***CAUTION: DO NOT USE DBAN ON SSDs - THIS WEARS THEM FOR NO GOOD REASON. There's a reason Blancco is clear on this!***
[/quote]
DBAN also works, but it takes hours (IDGAF if you do firmware OR DBAN, it's the same grueling wait). That said, if you need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted, a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
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Give it 24 hours - I HAVE HAD TO WAIT 12 HOURS ON 750GB 5400 rpm LAPTOP DRIVES.
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[quote|format=featured]
[link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work, the newer tools juse wrap DBAN into a Linux dustro and call it Nwipe and any tech focused tool has tools for ATA or NVMe secure (firmware) erasing.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
[quote|format=featured]
***CAUTION: DO NOT USE DBAN ON SSDs - THIS WEARS THEM FOR NO GOOD REASON. There's a reason Blancco is clear on this!***
[/quote]
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
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DBAN also works, but it takes hours (IDGAF if you do firmware OR DBAN, it's the same grueling wait). That said, if you need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted, a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
[quote|format=featured]
[link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work, the newer tools juse wrap DBAN into a Linux dustro and call it Nwipe and any tech focused tool has tools for ATA or NVMe secure (firmware) erasing.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free BUT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SSDs due to accelerated wear: https://dban.org/
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***CAUTION: DO NOT USE DBAN ON SSDs - THIS WEARS THEM FOR NO GOOD REASON. There's a reason Blancco is clear on this!***
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
[quote|format=featured]
[link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work, the newer tools juse wrap DBAN into a Linux dustro and call it Nwipe and any tech focused tool has tools for ATA or NVMe secure (firmware) erasing.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free BUT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SSDs dye to accelerated wear: https://dban.org/
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free BUT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SSDs due to accelerated wear: https://dban.org/
[quote|format=featured]
[link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work, the newer tools juse wrap DBAN into a Linux dustro and call it Nwipe and any tech focused tool has tools for ATA or NVMe secure (firmware) erasing.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free BUT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SSDs dye to accelerated wear: https://dban.org/ - [link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work.
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free BUT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SSDs dye to accelerated wear: https://dban.org/
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[quote|format=featured]
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[link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work, the newer tools juse wrap DBAN into a Linux dustro and call it Nwipe and any tech focused tool has tools for ATA or NVMe secure (firmware) erasing.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/ - [link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work.
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free BUT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SSDs dye to accelerated wear: https://dban.org/ - [link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/ - [https://github.com/nadenislamarre/shredos|ShredOS|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work.
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/ - [link|https://paul.is-a-geek.org/aio-srt/|All in One – System Rescue Toolkit] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/ - [https://github.com/nadenislamarre/shredos|ShredOS|new_window=true] is similar, but for spinning drives DBAN in its final form will still work.
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off. IRST is a SoftRAID but generally unless you are running Optane storage it usually just tends to work.
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Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off. IRST is a SoftRAID but generally unless you are running Optane storage it usually just tends to work. If you have an Optane drive you may need to download the driver for it from your board vendor or Intel and then inject it into the installer unless you decide to abandon the Optane setup and put a dedicated SSD+HD inside the PC.
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Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off. IRST is a SoftRAID but generally unless you are running Optane storage it usually just tends to work.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
+
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off. IRST is a SoftRAID but generally unless you are running Optane storage it usually just tends to work. If you have an Optane drive you may need to download the driver for it from your board vendor or Intel and then inject it into the installer unless you decide to abandon the Optane setup and put a dedicated SSD+HD inside the PC.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]
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DBAN also works but it takes hours. That said if you just need to get the drive back to a state it is RAW formatted a quick DBAN erase will do the same job for free: https://dban.org/
Are you using a RAID card or anything like that? If you are a lot of them need drivers you inject during the installation process or the media. If not something about how the drive was formatted is throwing Windows off.
If the computer does not have a SoftRAID or RAID card installed/enabled, you may need to erase the drive to the point it is factory blank (RAW) to fix this. This guide covers the process using Parted Magic but any tool with ATA secure erase support will also work: [guide|106073]