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i.
Reboot the system. If the system has a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and/or fingerprint reader,
one or two prompts will appear—one to clear the TPM and the other to Reset Fingerprint Sensor;
press or tap
j.
Remove all power and system batteries for at least 24 hours.
2.
Complete one of the following:
●
Remove and retain the storage drive.
– or –
●
Clear the drive contents by using a third party utility designed to erase data from an SSD.
– or –
●
Clear the contents of the drive by using the following BIOS Setup Secure Erase command option
steps:
IMPORTANT:
a.
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b.
Select the Security menu and scroll down to the Utilities menu.
c.
Select Hard Drive Tools.
d.
Under Utilities, select Secure Erase, select the hard drive storing the data you want to clear, and
then follow the on-screen instructions to continue.
– or –
●
Clear the contents of the drive by using the following Disk Sanitizer command steps:
IMPORTANT:
NOTE:
into an AC outlet before starting.
a.
ERROR! Target for reference type variable.varref, ID was not found! ERROR!
b.
Select the Security menu and scroll down to the Utilities menu.
c.
Select Hard Drive Tools.
d.
Under Utilities, select Disk Sanitizer, select the hard drive storing the data you want to clear, and
then follow the on-screen instructions to continue.
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F1
to accept or
F2
If you clear data using Secure Erase, it cannot be recovered.
If you clear data using Disk Sanitizer, it cannot be recovered.
The amount of time it takes for Disk Sanitizer to run can take several hours. Plug the computer
to reject.
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