Single Pass Wipe; Multi-Pass Wipe; Secure Erase - Tableau TD2u User Manual

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operation to perform:
1. Navigate to
tings options. Wipe Type is option 3 in this menu.
2. Select the Wipe Type setting to open the setting selection menu. You can choose
Pass, Multiple
you for a type at that time.
3. Follow the steps listed in Connecting Hard Drives (see Connecting Hard Drives on
page 27) and turn on the TD2u. No source disk is necessary.
4. From the Main menu, use the arrow keys to navigate back to
5. To start the wipe process, press [Yes]. The wiping task starts and its progress appears on
the display.
Note: If you connect two or more destination disks of different sizes, the Wipe Disk
utility wipes all disks fully. It may take longer to wipe larger or slower disks.

Single Pass Wipe

The TD2u writes a constant pattern of zeros (00h) to the destination drive in a single pass. The
TD2u will display on-screen performance and timing metrics during the wiping process.
You can cancel the wiping operation at any time by pressing the
Note: The TD2u will not automatically overwrite a DCO on the destination drive.

Multi-Pass Wipe

The TD2u performs three write passes on the destination drive. The first pass writes zeros
(00h), the second pass writes ones (FFh), and the third pass writes a randomly selected
constant value between 01h and FEh. The TD2u will display on-screen performance and timing
metrics during the wiping process.
You can cancel the wiping operation at any time by pressing the

Secure Erase

The TD2u is capable of using the SATA Secure Erase command to use the internal firmware of a
hard drive to do a complete low level erasure of the disk contents. This feature is only
Wipe (Menu 2), then press the center button to open the wipe specific set-
Pass, Secure Erase, or you can choose to have the wipe startup prompt
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Wipe (Menu 2).
[Cancel] soft key.
[Cancel] soft key.
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