HP Enterprise 500 manual 53Preboot menu options 3, Device, External

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
continued	continued	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.

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