Reset Hard Drive to factory settings? [Resolved]

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Cheatmasterbw
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Is there a way to reset the hard drive in a computer to factory setting (absolutely nothing on the hard drive)

I recently purchased an intel SSD, and i would like to reset.

The SSD is the main drive on my other computer at the moment.

Thanks in advance!
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When its loading Windows, press F8, then select " System Restore"
then u can reset from there
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I'll try that...

Edit: I never set a restore point, so when i click on system restore, I get a message telling me "No restore points have been created on your computer's system drive. ..."

I am trying to make it so the SSD has absolutely nothing on it.
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M1z23R
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Just format it '-.- ?
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Axel
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If there are hidden partitions they won't be formatted :O
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You can boot from a different disk then run a utility to clear the drive.
e.g. in Linux you could use the shred command.
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I sound a program called Active@ KillDisk that makes a boot disk, and completely deletes a hard drive.

Thanks for all of your help, anyways.
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