OPTIPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
Utilities Submenu
OptiPac 2652MD User's Manual
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2. Press the
SELECT
button to toggle between
YES
and
NO
.
3. Select
YES
and press the
ENTER
button to continue.
The following message will appear:
1 vols 512 bps
continue? No
If you choose
No
the FORMAT will abort and you'll be returned to the
Removable disk utilities menu.
4. Use the
SELECT
button to select
Yes
and press the
ENTER
button to start
the format process.
The following message will appear:
Formatting
DISK
Formatting will take up to 1 hour. After the format a verify pass will
occur. When the process is complete, the following message will appear:
DISK
formatted
5. Press the
SELECT
button to return to the Fixed disk utilities submenu.
Erase Disk
This function will erase the entire fixed disk by performing a security
wipe delete. This wiping of data is done by filling the sectors with
hexadecimal characters in sequential passes. The characters are written
in the following sequence: 00, FF, 55, AA, 00. This method prevents any
traces of data from being read, even with sophisticated techniques.
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CAUTION:
The erased fixed disk will be unreadable and must be formatted again
to be usable.
1. Press the
ENTER
button when the
Erase disk
function is displayed on
the fixed disk utilities submenu.
The Erase disk submenu will appear and ask:
Erase entire
media? NO
2. Use the
SELECT
button to select
YES
and press the
ENTER
button to
continue.
Upon successful completion, the following message will appear:
DISK erased
3. Press the
SELECT
button to return to the
Fixed disk utilities
submenu.
