Securely Wiping All Internal Drives from the Dell UEFI BIOS Setup Using Dell Data Wipe (OptiPlex)

Securely Wiping All Internal Drives from the Dell UEFI BIOS Setup Using Dell Data Wipe in an OptiPlex 7040. The menus are similar for the OptiPlex 7050, OptiPlex 7060 and likely the newer OptiPlex Desktops and Latitude Laptops.

The newer XPS models seem to use the traditional UEFI BIOS Setup opposed to the touchscreen block UEFI BIOS which was present in 6th generation XPS laptops. A video for Dell Data Wipe in the block UEFI BIOS setup is available here:

Creating a Windows 10 Bootable USB:

Performing a Clean Install of Windows 10:

Creating a Ubuntu 20.04 Bootable USB and performing a Clean Install of Ubuntu 20.04:

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[AlluraKnox]

I did something wrong trying to reset my old computer to resell it & lost user profile, which lead to being unable to sign in to do anything more. Googled all kinds of options...no joy. Then trying to repair the PC using the tool kept getting repair failed. Set in loop, I went to BIOS to try booting from USB install Windows 10, & of course that failed multiple times. Again googled multiple options & again, no joy.
Then in BIOS I saw the Data Wipe option. Googled to see if it might solve the issue & this video was one of the results.
With one or 2 difference for my Dell system, this worked perfectly. Thank you!!!

[thorsten]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much!

[CONOR_]

Bro you saved my life, i was wondering why it was telling me no boot device found but i realized it was cuz i data wiped and now ill go install windows 10pro back and see if it comes backbto normal thanks so much

[pooper]

the data wipe option is not showing up for me what do i do

[j.lietka]

So using the "Data Wipe" feature under BIOS - Security completely erases the HDD/SSD of all data, files, & the OS? How can I get around the "Go Health" login? I found, yes found a Dell Latitude 3510, (about 1 week ago) with what appears to be Win 10 (I think it can be upgraded to Win 11) and all I want to do is to do a factory reset on the laptop. Thank you. As a kind of hobby I look for electronics in dumpsters and curbside stuff. Found a Toshiba Satellite A505 with Win Vista 😴 & a Centrino! Unit still works, screen is sharp, battery holds a charge! Do you have a video on how to correctly use the Dell BIOS (?) Recovery feature for a Factory reset? Also, if you do use the Data Wipe, does it (under BIOS) reset itself to "Off"? Or do you have to manually select "Off" before you proceed with a new OS install? Thank you 🤓 also, is it worth it to do a clean install of Win 11, if the laptop can support it, or just go with Win 10?

[MaggotWarrior]

I have a question..I want to wipe the disk of my laptop from BIOS but idk if the wipe is safe..I mean I want my data to be irrecoverable and don't know if BIOS wipe can do that..another option I have is AOMEI but first of all I want to know this please

[ezekieloz]

dell xps 13 with ssd not working... shows OK, wiped successfully. and then nothing, reboots to normal w10

[SeanGCorcoran]

after I did this all my boot media is gone. I only have ipv4/6 options. Any ideas? I cannot reinstall OS as it wont detect external disk. Thanks windows update..

[cesarl]

Really great video! Thank you. How did you get to record the screen?, it looks so good.

[Noobcake]

Does it erase even the hdd drive or only the sdd

[MexicanKuromi]

Sooo I wipe the external drive but did not use a ubs drive.. I can only access BIOS settings

[onibmils]

for mine it doesn’t let me click yes on the second data wipe question and then automatically unchecks the box so pretty much it won’t let me do it, any ideas how to fix this?

[deanwf]

Did i need external storage to do wipe data plz tell me

[nullightv]

I data wiped my laptop and now I can't do anything with it it says no boot sequence found or something like that

[ghostcookie]

this will remove all my personal files right????

[SadikurRSowad]

Turned off my PC by pressing power button during this process....not logo coming and blank screen.. what should I do now?

[ChrisBrown-jtdg]

I have 2015 Dell xps 9550, it has date wipe but every time ive ran it just gives errors smh

[daicockle]

the data wipe option is not showing up for me

[kalyanbanerjee]

Will this erase the data on SSD and bios or only SSD. Please help

[abhishekkukade]

Thank you very much I am glad to found this vedio