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erase the media by rewriting bit by bit seven times to guarantee the data to be permanently
deleted. It takes long time to erase, and the content will not be retrieved by software.
2.5 Secure Erase
The Secure Erase is dedicated to erasing SSD. It resets all its storage cells as empty -
restoring the SSD to factory default settings and write performance. Secure Erase is
recognized by the US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), as an
effective and secure way to meet legal requirements data sanitization attacks against up
to laboratory level. It only spends few seconds (the real time depends on drive) when
used for SSD.
2.6 Enhance Secure Erase
The Enhance Secure Erase is similar to Secure Erase. Beside the function of Secure
Erase, it shall write predetermined data patterns to all user data areas. All previously
written user data shall be overwritten, including sectors that are no longer in use due to
reallocation.
Sure to erase?
No
2. Data Erase
[Data Erase]
4. 7-Pass DoD Erase
OK
OK
7DoD_Erase
：
7
00:10 (03) 2%
Result: 1:10:30
Pass
：
7 Fail
：
0
Sure to erase?
Yes
▲
OK
Sure to erase?
No
2. Data Erase
[Data Erase]
5. Secure Erase
OK
OK
S_Erase
：
7
00:10 (03)
Result: 00:11
Pass
：
7 Fail
：
0
Sure to erase?
Yes
▲
OK
Sure to erase?
No
2. Data Erase
[Data Erase]
6. Enhanced Secure Erase
OK
OK
ES_Erase
：
7
00:10 (03)
Result: 00:11
Pass
：
7 Fail
：
0
Sure to erase?
Yes
▲
OK
