Toshiba Tecra M7 Series User Manual page 60

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Getting Started
Hard Drive Recovery Utilities
Erasing the hard disk
The Recovery Wizard allows you to delete all data and
partitions from the hard disk.
To delete the data and partitions from your hard disk:
1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the
hard disk, then click Next.
2 The next screen lists the two methods you can choose:
(Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen
3 Select the desired method, then click Next.
A confirmation message displays reminding you that all
data will be lost. Be sure you have saved your work to
external media before proceeding.
Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk—
This option deletes all of the data on the hard disk without
overwriting the HDD.
Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the
hard disk—This option deletes all data, then overwrites
the entire HDD for security purposes. This may take
several hours, depending on the size of your HDD.