Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA

Main Menu

Secure Erase

The “Secure Erase” function will sanitize (wipe clean of all data) the hard disk drives connected to the 1:5 HDD Cruiser using algorithms programmed by the hard drive manufacturer. Since this function is native to the hard drive, it is very fast and reliable. Almost all modern SATA hard drives support this feature. In the rare case that Secure Erase is not supported, please use the “Overwrite” function to sanitize your hard drives.

1.Load the source HDD and the target HDDs into the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. The system will auto-detect the hard drives. Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Secure Erase”. The following screen will be displayed.

8. Secure Erase

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2.Press ENT to select. The following confirmation screen will be displayed.

Wipe all Data. Continue?No

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3.To perform a “Secure Erase”, select “Yes” and a progress screen showing elapsed time will be be displayed.

In Progress Elapsed 0:01:15

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4.When the process is finished, the following screen will be shown.

OK: 2

Fail: 0

Elapsed

0:56:14

 

 

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