Wipe Disk - Ricoh LI-MF1 M126 Field Service Manual

5. System Maintenance

Wipe Disk

This setting provides you with a tool for erasing the contents of a disk.
• Wipe Disk removes a disk's data in such a way that it cannot be recovered.
To change this setting:
1. Touch "Wipe Disk" from the Configuration Menu.
• If an advanced password has been established, you must enter this password in order to
change the setting. If no advanced password exists, you can establish one by using the
keyboard that appears on the LCD.
2. Touch "Wipe disk now". "Contents will be lost. Continue?" appears on the LCD.
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3. Touch "Back" to cancel and return to the Configuration Menu.
If you touch "No", the device cancels the Wipe Disk process and returns to the Configuration Menu. If
you touch "Yes", the following screen appears:
The panel provides the following progress indicators during the execution of this process:
1. "1/2" indicates that the process is currently in the first stage.
2. "0%" indicates the progress of the current stage of the process.
3. The progress bar indicates the overall completion of the entire process by filling in throughout each
separate stage.
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