Removing Configuration Data On A Pc; Equipment Disposal - GE Multilin D400 Instruction Manual

Removing configuration data on a PC

Equipment disposal

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GE recommends that you destroy the device (i.e., shred, disintegrate, pulverize, or
incinerate by burning the device in a licensed incinerator) as per Draft NIST Special
Publication 800-88 Revision 1, Guidelines for Media Sanitization, Recommendations of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology:
(http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/800-88-rev1/sp800_88_r1_draft.pdf).
The primary flash card contains other useful D400 information. The primary flash card can
also be destroyed to prevent access to the device firmware.
If SGConfig has been used to configure the D400, configuration data resides on the data
storage media (e.g., hard drives, memory cards, etc.) of the PC running SGConfig.
The D400 configuration data can be removed from the PC by either:
• Recommended: Physically removing and destroying the data storage media, or
• Using a program to securely wipe (that is, completely erase) the data storage media
(that is, not just reformat or remove the names of the files from the file allocation
table).
To prevent non-intended use of the unit, remove the modules, dismantle the unit, and
recycle the metal when possible.
Other than the battery, there are no special requirements for disposal of the unit at the end
its service life.
GE INFORMATION
CHAPTER 14: REMOVING THE D400 FROM SERVICE
D400 SUBSTATION GATEWAY INSTRUCTION MANUAL