Windows 8.x has the option to Reset the operating system and "Fully clean the drive", presumably doing this by overwriting all parts of the drives in the computer. Does this work reliably for SSDs in Dell computers? The 'net is full of warnings that merely overwriting block-level data is not sufficient with SSDs due to the nature of they way data gets stored on the medium, and that a special ATA Secure Erase command needs to be issued (and supported by the drive manufacturer) to be completely reliable. Does Dell have any advisory on this? And no, I'm not talking about securely wiping my personal photos off of my home computer, but rather in an enterprise environment.
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