Power supply on my early 2008 iMac failed, now I'm stuck with a new SSD.

[Thomas Reilly]

Just purchased a Crucial 240GB SSD from Amazon. Everything was fine. Two days later the power supply in my early 2008 iMac failed. I have no interest in repairing this machine. Now I have an SSD which I can't erase, but I would very much like to send back to Amazon for a refund. Any comments or suggestions?

 

[kohlson]

Have you asked Amazon to see if they will do accept a return on this?

If you have an external drive (SATA) you could swap in to erase.

 

[Thomas Reilly]

I've emailed Amazon... I don't have an external drive.

 

[Trebuin]

Since you're trying to sell and wipe the drive, you'll have it pulled at some point. I have not recommendations on what to do with it.

You should be able to get an adapter that will allow you to connect that drive. The issue is the return time with Amazon. If you have any other computer, you can try installing it there and using a CD to wipe it.

 

[nambuccaheadsau]

Whatever computer you do buy as a replacement, pop the SSD in an external caddy and use for your backups.

 

[Fishrrman]

Post above has it right.
Buy a 2.5" USB3 enclosure and use it for a spare.