Secure Data IS-FL-DA-256-4, User Manual

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Resetting (Deleting) the SecureUSB
CAUTION : Resetting the USB will delete all data stored on it including
both PINs. After Resetting, the USB must be formatted (initialized).
In the event that both the Admin and User PINs have been forgotten, or you want to
delete all data stored on the USB KP including the PINs, you can perform the following
Reset function. It also removes the encryption, requiring the USB to be reformatted to
generate new encryption
—to format the USB refer to the heading
Reformatting the
SecureUSB below.
1. Press and hold down 7 -and then press [ alternately*]
2. Press 999 . [ alternately]
3. Press and hold down 7 -and then press [ momentarily ]
The USB is now blank and locked.
*If only the red LED lights, the USB may already be blank.
Reformatting the SecureUSB
In the event that hacking detection has been triggered or the USB has been reset, all
data on the USB will be lost forever. The USB drive must then be reformatted.
CAUTION : Loss of data. All data and settings will be deleted from the USB
KP when formatted, whether or not the Brute Force Hacking Detection was
triggered or not.
To initialize (reformat) your SecureUSB, do the following:
F
OR A
W
INDOWS
OS
Admin permission on the PC is required for this procedure.
1. Unlock the USB with the default User PIN (or the Admin PIN if all files were
deleted with the Admin PIN).
Refer to
Unlocking the USB in User Mode on page 6,
or to Unlocking the USB in Admin Mode on page 11.
2. Insert the USB into your computer.
3. In the popup message click
Format Disk
.