P4801X NVMe secure erase - how long should it take?

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lunadesign

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Aug 7, 2013
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I just ran a Secure Erase command on a P4801X 100 GB NVMe SSD. I was surprised that it took close to 3 minutes with both Parted Magic's utility and the Intel Memory and Storage Tool. Both tools reported success. Does it usually take this long?

Thanks in advance!