Secure Erase SSDs with Solidigm™ Tools

How-To
28 Aug 2026

Secure Erase SSDs with Solidigm™ Tools

Perform A Secure Erase On Solidigm SSDs

Summary

Steps to perform a Secure Erase using:

  • Solidigm Storage Tool™ (SST)
  • Solidigm Synergy™ Toolkit (Toolkit)
WARNING

Secure Erase will remove all user data from the drive!

NOTE

The Secure Erase functionality is compatible on the following operating systems if the conditions below are true.

Compatible operating systems:

  • SATA: Supported Windows* 7 only and Linux*
    • Newer versions of Windows* block this capability.
  • NVMe*: Windows* and Linux*

Supported conditions:

  • Solidigm SSDs only.
  • Drive is not the primary system drive.
  • No partitions on the drive.

Resolution

Solidigm Storage Tool™

Download: Solidigm Storage Tool™

SST in Linux* can secure erase both NVMe* and SATA SSDs.
Windows* can only secure erase NVMe* SSDs, unless using Windows* 7 (which can also do SATA).

SST CLI

There are three methods to delete the data from the drive.

  • Delete
    • SATA: secureerase, if supported OR Sanitize Erase, if supported.
    • NVMe: nvmeformat, (using secureerasesetting=2).
  • Secure Erase (ATA only)
  • NVMe Format (NVMe only)

Delete

  1. Open the CLI as admin.
  2. Get reference to drive.
  3. Execute the command:
    • sst delete --ssd <ref>
  4. Read the warning message:
    • Type "Y" and press "Enter".

ATA Only

  1. Open the CLI as admin.
  2. Get reference to drive.
  3. Execute the command:
    • sst start --ssd <ref> --secureerase
  4. Read the warning message:
    • Type "Y" and press "Enter".

NVMe Only

  1. Open the CLI as admin.
  2. Get reference to drive.
  3. Execute the command:
    • sst start --ssd <ref> --nvmeformat
  4. Read the warning message:
    • Type "Y" and press "Enter".

SST GUI

  1. Launch the "Solidigm Storage Tool™."
  2. Select "Secure Erase."
  3. Locate the correct drive
    • Click the "Secure Erase" button.
  4. Read the warning message.
    • Click "Yes" to proceed.

Solidigm Synergy™ Toolkit

Download: Solidigm Synergy™ Toolkit
The Secure Erase, through Toolkit, is only compatible with NVMe* SSDs.
SATA SSDs cannot be Secure Erased unless using Windows* 7.

Toolkit GUI

  1. Launch the "Solidigm Synergy™ Toolkit".
  2. Locate correct SSD, in the Drives tab.
  3. Select "Secure Erase" tab.
  4. Click the "Erase Now" button.
  5. Read the Secure Erase Warning Popup.
    • Click "Run Erase" to proceed.

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