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6.2 Wipe
Although the data is removed through the Erase operation, the data may still be retrievable with the
right tools. The WIPE feature allows you to perform a disk wipe operation, ensuring that the hard
drive is completely erased and that the data is unrecoverable.
Unlike an Erase, which writes zeros to every sector on the hard drive, a Wipe is a four step process
that ensures that data is unrecoverable. The four steps are as follows:
1. All sectors on the hard drive(s) are written to with 0’s.
2. All sectors on the hard drive(s) are written to with 1’s.
3. All sectors on the hard drive(s) are written to with a random pattern of 0’s and 1’s.
4. All sectors on the hard drive(s) are verified
CAUTION!
The Wipe operation will permanently delete all data and file systems on a hard drive.
Make sure that you back up any important data before executing the Wipe operation.
Only hard drives
connected to the side of duplicator labeled “TARGET” will be erased. Any hard drives connected to
the side of the duplicator labaled “SOURCE” will not be affected by the Wipe operation.
To Wipe a hard drive:
1. From the Main menu,
tap
the ‘SET’ button to navigate to WIPE.
[WIPE ]
2. Connect your hard drive to the side of duplicator labeled “TARGET”.
Tap
the ‘RUN’ button to
begin the Wipe process. The following screen will be displayed:
[WIPE ]WRT0
1.15%
Percentage completed
The following will be displayed next to “[WIPE ]” to indicate which step the Wipe feature is at:
○
WRT0
- Writing 0’s to all sectors
○
WRT1 -
Writing 1’s to all sectors
○
WRTR
- Writing a random pattern of 0’s and 1’s to all sectors
○
RVEY
- Read Verifing all sectors
3. Once the Wipe process has completed, the following screen will be displayed:
[WIPE ]
100%
SUCCESS
Tap
the ‘SET’ button to view the total Wipe time.
Wipe
