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6.1.1 Erasure of Hard Drives and Large Backup tapes LTO, DLT, 3480 series.
1.
Connect the unit to the power supply
2.
Activate the power switch on the rear of the unit.
3.
Once the unit is ready, gently slide the lid release lever rearwards and allow the lid to hinge up. Place the hard drive
into the chamber, and latch down the lid.
NOTE: Hard drives are manufactured with the disc mounted at one end of the assembly, the hard drive must be
placed in the cavity effectively on its edge. If this is not observed the lid will
not latch down. Under no
circumstances should excessive force be used to close the lid.
4.
Once the lid is latched down the erase cycle is initiated by operation of the erase button. When the erase cycle is
complete, as indicated on the display, the lid may be unlatched and the media removed.
6.1.2 Erasure of
2.5” & 1.8”
Hard Drives and small media 4mm and 8mm cassettes etc.
To erase small hard drives
2.5” & 1.8”
and also small media 4mm and 8mm cassettes etc., they should be placed in the
Small Media Carrier supplied with your DataGauss.
1.
Connect the unit to the power supply
2.
Once the unit is ready, gently slide the lid release lever rearwards and allow the lid to hinge up. Place the carrier into
the cavity and latch down the lid.
3.
Once the lid is latched down the erase cycle is initiated by operation of the erase button. When the erase cycle is
complete, as indicated on the display, the lid may be unlatched and the carrier removed.
6.2 Operation with Erasure Logging
Operation
When erasure logging is required, simply connect the degausser to a PC or laptop and open the logging program. This will
log all the information related to the erasure and provide a printed report if required. The information logged includes
details
of the degaussing company (including the operator and supervisor), media owner, degausser machine type, serial number,
part number and size of the Hard Drive or Tape.
Information is entered onto the software via keyboard or optional barcode scanner to speed up the data entry, if required.
When the logging program has been opened on the PC and the DataGauss is connected, the operator simply
clicks on the
“
Find Machine
”
button for all the unit details to be automatically entered into the log including model, serial number and
firmware version. The DataGauss display will show it is in remote mode controlled by the PC.
Further data regarding operator, customer and media is then entered via keyboard (or optional barcode scanner) before the
Hard Drive or Tape is placed into the degausser and the lid closed. The erasure is commenced by clicking the
“
Destroy
”
button on the screen which activates the charging of the powerful degaussing magnetic field.
A window opens on the screen showing the progress of the degaussing cycle. When the display shows the degauss
cycle
is complete the lid can be opened and the media removed.
The entire process takes just 45 seconds.
Throughout the
whole erase cycle the on
-
board processor monitors the erase procedure ensuring that it is completed correctly. The operator
is immediately alerted to any interruptions in the cycle by messages on the screen.
The lower portion of the screen now shows all the details of the erasure including Date, Time, Media Serial Number,
Capacitor Voltage, Magnetic Gauss Field and confirmation that the media was degaussed successfully. If this data is
highlighted and the print button pressed all the details on the screen along with all the data entered will be printed as a
report. As new media is erased the details will be added to the Media Processed Log in the lower half of the screen.
By highlighting erase records, the logs of one or more can be printed as required. There is a Supervisor Section in the
Software which is Password protected. This allows the Supervisor to decide which fields are required and which fields must
be completed by the Operator. The log record is stored on the PC and can be archived at any time or exported as a .csv file.
After degaussing, hard drives should not be reused as they are stressed in the erasure process and parts can be damaged.
Backup tapes cannot be used after erasure as the control track may be erased in the degaussing process.
To use the degausser without the Data Logging Software disconnect the USB Cable and reboot the degausser.
