Asus ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING User Manual page 74

Check the ASUS support site for a full list of SSDs tested with ASUS Secure Erase. The
drive may become unstable if you run ASUS Secure Erase on an incompatible SSD.
The time to erase the contents of your SSD may take a while depending on its size. Do not
turn off the system during the process.
Displays the
available SSDs
Status definition:
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3-20
Frozen. The frozen state is the result of a BIOS protective measure. The BIOS
guards drives that do not have password protection by freezing them prior to booting.
If the drive is frozen, a power off or hard reset of your PC must be performed to
proceed with the ASUS Secure Erase.
Locked. SSDs might be locked if the Secure Erase process is either incomplete
or was stopped. This may be due to a third party software that uses a different
password defined by ASUS. You have to unlock the SSD in the software before
proceeding with ASUS Secure Erase.
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup