It doesn't concern me that much, but I'd rather fill the drive with random data myself first. I can do the ATA-erase thing afterwards. On a related note, I als

It doesn't concern me that much, but I'd rather fill the drive with random data myself first. I can do the ATA-erase thing afterwards. On a related note, I also have zero trust in manufacturer-supplied encryption that sits in the drives. There is no way for me to verify whether it actually does anything.