Failed SSD drive

[1bhp]

I purchased an ssd drive from ebay in dec 18, today im pretty sures its failed, no longer recognized in the bios or in windows when connected to another pc. I have just emailed the seller and wondering what to do regarding data privacy if i have to return it? is there any way to wipe it if its not even recognized?

[anonymous-user]

No

[Cupramax]

1bhp said:

is there any way to wipe it if its not even recognized?

[Solocle]

Cupramax said:

1bhp said:

is there any way to wipe it if its not even recognized?

Whoa there, those flash chips are rather small. You might want to hammer it, then put it in a vat of thermite, than microwave what's left for good measure.

[mmm-five]

...and then they might not refund/replace if they can't check the drive over for themselves.

The only drive I've had fail in the warranty period (a hybrid 1tb Firecuda) was replaced with a 'remanufactured') one - but there wasn't any real way of destroying the data without damaging the drive itself.

[anonymous-user]

I would add that I'd never ever buy such a critical component from eBay.

1. I want a genuine article
2. Returns are a nightmare.

I'd be very surprised if there was a significant price difference from Amazon. Unless you are buying a used ssd , which is madness.

[Deep Thought]

RogerDodger said:

I would add that I'd never ever buy such a critical component from eBay.

1. I want a genuine article
2. Returns are a nightmare.

I'd be very surprised if there was a significant price difference from Amazon. Unless you are buying a used ssd , which is madness.

+1

Amazon all the way for me, and a reputable brand.

SSDs are that cheap now that if i had a particular privacy concern issue, i'd probably write off the the cost of it and buy another.

[Cupramax]

Deep Thought said:

SSDs are that cheap now that if i had a particular privacy concern issue, i'd probably write off the the cost of it and buy another.

This ^^^^ I wouldnt be sending an unwiped disk with all your data on it anywhere regardless. Not a chance.