Erasing A Blackarmor Drive - Maxtor BlackArmor User Manual

Erasing a BlackArmor Drive

If you've forgotten your password and cannot unlock the BlackArmor drive, the only way you
can continue to use it is to securely erase it using KeyErase™. KeyErase regenerates the
drive encryption key, during which process all it the drive has been erased.
To erase your BlackArmor drive,
Step 1: Click the Security icon in the Maxtor Manager window.
Step 2: Click KeyErase™.
Erasing a BlackArmor Drive
The locked Security window opens:
Figure 102: Security - Drive Locked
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