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Table 3-53 Preboot menu options (3 of 5)
Menu option First level Second level Third level Description
Administrator
continued
Manage Disk
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Internal
Device
Select the Internal Device item to erase the internal 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
Unlock
Select the Erase and Unlock item to cryptographically
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
Device
Select the External Device item to erase the internal
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
Unlock
Select the Erase and Unlock item to cryptographically
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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