Erasing Volatile Memory - Lexmark 6500e User Manual

Maintaining the scanner
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The scanner is being moved to a different department or location.
• The scanner is being serviced by someone from outside your organization.
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The scanner is being removed from your premises for service.
Disposing of a printer or scanner hard drive
Note: Not all printers or scanners have a hard disk installed.
In high‑security environments, it may be necessary to take additional steps to ensure that confidential data stored on
the scanner hard disk cannot be accessed once the scanner—or its hard disk—is removed from your premises.
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Degaussing—Flushes the hard drive with a magnetic field that erases stored data
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Crushing—Physically compresses the hard disk to break component parts and render them unreadable
• Milling—Physically shreds the hard disk into small metal bits
Note: The only way to guarantee that all data is completely erased is to physically destroy each memory device on
which data could have been stored.

Erasing volatile memory

The volatile memory (RAM) installed in your scanner requires a power source to retain information. To erase the
buffered data, simply power down the device.
Erasing non‑volatile memory
• Individual settings, device and network settings, security settings, and embedded solutions—Erase information
and settings by selecting Wipe All Settings in the Configuration menu.
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Fax data—Erase fax settings and data by selecting Wipe All Settings in the Configuration menu.
1
Turn off the scanner.
2
Hold down and
2
ABC
bar appears.
The scanner performs a power-on sequence, and then the Configuration menu appears. When the scanner is fully
powered up, the touch screen displays a list of functions, instead of the standard home screen icons.
3
Touch Wipe All Settings.
The scanner will reboot several times during this process.
Note: Wipe All Settings securely removes device settings, solutions, jobs, faxes, and passwords in the scanner.
4
Touch Back > Exit Config Menu.
The scanner will power‑on reset, and then return to normal operating mode.
while turning the scanner on. Release the buttons only when the screen with the progress
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