Secure erase / resetting ssd?

[nd4spdbh2]

OK well i have noticed that after really playing around on my netbook over xmas break, installing alot of programs and deleting them that ssd performance has started to degrade. What is the easiest way to gain back that performance, a secure erase? if so how do i do that?

[Mr Alpha]

You can use HDDErase or hdparm to do it. Here (http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/101967/q-how-can-i-reset-a-solid-state-disk-ssd-to-a-fully-erased-clean-state.html) are instructiond for HDDErase, and here (http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/ATA_Secure_Erase) are instructions for hdparm.

[nd4spdbh2]

ya hdderase doesnt like my mini 9. and ubuntu live cd didnt want to run on it either hmm.

[ThePerfectCore]

Try an older version of HDDErase. The link is on this page:

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=669&type=expert&pid=6

[nd4spdbh2]

bump to the thread... still lookin how to easily factory reset my netbook ssd. Would activekill disk 0 pass do what i want to do?