USB connector for SSD

[dannster]

Hi all,

I'm selling an SSD that I no longer need but before removing it from my old MacBook I forgot to erase the data from it!

Would any one know if it's possible to connect the SSD to my new MacBook Air via a USB cable so that I can erase the data?

Here's the SSD: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2211594790...84.m1555.l2649

Thanks in advance!
Danny

[MCAsan]

If you can find a USB - SATA dock you should be able to read/write to the SSD just like any HD. If so, you should be able to erase/format it.

Google "usb sata dock".

[dannster]

Originally Posted by MCAsan

If you can find a USB - SATA dock you should be able to read/write to the SSD just like any HD. If so, you should be able to erase/format it.

Google "usb sata dock".

Thanks!

Would this work? Or does it explicitly have to be for an SSD?

[simsaladimbamba]

Originally Posted by dannster

Thanks!

Would this work? Or does it explicitly have to be for an SSD?

It would work regardless of being an SSD or HDD, as only the interface/connector matters, and with HDDs and SSDs it is the same, namely an S-ATA interface. Docks can be had for 20 to 30 €, enclosures for 2.5" S-ATA HDDs/SSDs with an USB interface can be had for 10 €.