Table of Contents Preface ......................Clear and Sanitize Procedures..................Memory Devices....................Media and Data Export Devices ................Built-In Security Features ..................Troubleshooting....................Clear or Sanitize a Nonfunctional Instrument ............. Recover from Clearing or Removing the Instrument Memory .......... TLA6400 Series Declassification and Securities Instructions...
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Table of Contents TLA6400 Series Declassification and Securities Instructions...
TLA6403 and all options TLA6404 and all options Related Documents Refer to the following service-related documents available on the Tektronix Web site at www.tektronix.com/manuals or to the TLA Documentation CD that is available with your product: TLA6400 Series Logic Analyzer Installation Manual (Tektronix part number,...
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Preface Standby mode does not qualify as powering off. For these products, you must remove the power source from the instrument. Remove. This is a physical means to clear the data by removing the memory device from the instrument. Instructions are available in the product Service Manual.
Clear and Sanitize Procedures Memory Devices The following tables list the volatile and nonvolatile memory devices in the standard instrument and listed options. Detailed procedures to clear or sanitize these devices, if any, are shown following each table. Terminology The following terms are used in the tables in this section: User data –...
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Indirectly Firmware Acquisition Remove power Remove power 2 GByte active data operations board from the from the acquisition TLA6402 instrument for at instrument data least 20 seconds. for at least 20 seconds. DDR2 Holds User Indirectly Firmware Acquisition Remove power...
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Microsoft Windows waveforms, using the OS measurement Restore procedure results, and in the TLA6400 instrument Series Installation settings. Manual (Tektronix part number 077-0632-xx). Reinstall the instrument software using the supplied recovery disk. (See page 5, Clear the Hard Disk Drives.) Flash...
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Clear and Sanitize Procedures Table 2: Nonvolatile memory devices (cont.) Type of user Data Type and info Method Input User min. size Function stored modification method Location accessible To clear To sanitize Flash Stores model None Indirect Firmware Interface Load new firmware. Not applicable, 2 MByte number and...
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Clear and Sanitize Procedures Clear the Hard Disk Drives If your organization's security protocols allow the use of software to purge or sanitize hard drives, use commercial software to erase free space on the hard drive before sending the instrument out for upgrades or repair. Follow the instructions that come with the software to ensure that the erasure of sensitive data from the hard drive complies with your organization's security protocols.
Clear and Sanitize Procedures Media and Data Export Devices The following table lists the data export devices in the standard instrument and listed options. Detailed procedures to disable these devices, if any, are shown following the table. Table 3: Media and data export devices Function Data Input method Location...
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Clear and Sanitize Procedures Tektronix recommends that you password-protect the BIOS by setting an Administrator password under the Security tab in the BIOS configuration. Disable the CD-RW Complete the following steps to disable the CD-RW capability of the instrument: Capability 1.
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Clear and Sanitize Procedures 7. Set Serial Port to Disable. 8. Press F4 and then select Yes to save and exit. Disable the TekLink Port Complete the following steps to disable the TekLink port on the instrument: 1. Log on to the instrument as an administrator. 2.
Built-In Security Features To secure the instrument setups or data, remove the hard disk drive and store it in a safe place. If the hard disk drive has been removed and a new hard disk drive is installed, reinstall the operating system and the TLA application software. Refer to the TLA6400 Series Logic Analyzer Installation Manual for instructions for restoring the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System and the TLA application software.
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Built-In Security Features TLA6400 Series Declassification and Securities Instructions...
Tektronix will install replacement parts and then repair and return the instrument. Hard Disk Drive Remove the hard disk drive before returning the instrument to Tektronix for repair. CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive Remove all CDs and DVDs. If it is not possible to remove the disk, you might need to remove the disk drive.
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