Table 3-53Preboot menu options (3 of 5)

Menu option

First level

Second level Third level

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Administrator

Manage Disk

Internal

Select the Internal Device item to erase the internal device

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Device

or get status about the internal device.

 

 

 

 

Secure Erase

Select the Secure Erase item to erase all of the data on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disk and unlock it if required.

 

 

 

 

This might take a long time.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The system will be unusable until the system files

 

 

 

 

are reinstalled. ATA secure-erase command one pass over

 

 

 

 

write. Erases the entire disk, including firmware. The disk

 

 

 

 

remains an encrypted disk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erase and

Select the Erase and Unlock item to cryptographically

 

 

 

Unlock

erase all data on disk and unlock the disk to allow access to

 

 

 

 

it from any product.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The system will be unusable until the system files

 

 

 

 

are reinstalled. Erases the crypto key. The disk becomes a

 

 

 

 

non-encrypted disk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get Status

This item provides disk status information if any is available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

Select the External Device item to erase the internal

 

 

Device

device or get status about the internal device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure Erase

Select the Secure Erase item to erase all of the data on the

 

 

 

 

disk and unlock it if required.

 

 

 

 

This might take a long time.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The system will be unusable until the system files

 

 

 

 

are reinstalled. ATA secure-erase command one pass over

 

 

 

 

write. Erases the entire disk, including firmware. The disk

 

 

 

 

remains an encrypted disk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erase and

Select the Erase and Unlock item to cryptographically

 

 

 

Unlock

erase all data on disk and unlock the disk to allow access to

 

 

 

 

it from any product.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The system will be unusable until the system files

 

 

 

 

are reinstalled. Erases the crypto key. The disk becomes a

 

 

 

 

non-encrypted disk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get Status

This item provides disk status information if any is available.

 

 

 

 

 

ENWW

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