Operation
Master
Command
Parameter1 Parameter2 Parameter3
DoD 5220.22-M
Erase the media and overwrite with single
character, then erase again.
0x84 Char 0x00 0x00
NSA Manual 130-2
Erase the media and overwrite with random
data 2 times, then erase and overwrite with
a character.
0x81 0x02 Char 0x00
USA-Army 380-19
Erase the media and overwrite with random
data, erase and overwrite with a character,
then erase and overwrite with complement
of the character.
0xC1 0x01 Char ~Char
NISPOMSUP Chap 8, Sect. 8-501
Overwrite all locations with a character, its
complement, and then random data.
0xD0 Char ~Char 0x01
IREC (IRIG) 106:
Erase the media, overwrite with 0x55,
erase, overwrite with 0xAA, erase.
0xD0 0x55 0xAA 0x00
Erase the media and overwrite with random
data (different data each time) 21 times.
0x41 0x15 0x00 0x00
Erase the media and overwrite with random
data (different data each time) 381 times
0xD5 0x7F 0x7F 0x7F
8.1.5.7 Erase
Mask
Table 26: Erase Mask Data Structure
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0
Partition 7 Partition 6 Partition 5 Partition 4 Partition 3 Partition 2 Partition 1 Partition 0
8.1.6.
Verifying Security Erase
Upon request, M-Systems provides a special utility that verifies Security Erase. Please contact
your M-Systems representative for more information.
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Product Specification and User Manual FFD 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI
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