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6.1.1 Erasure of Hard Drives and Large Backup tapes LTO, DLT, 3480 series.
1.
Connect the unit to the power supply
2.
Activate the power switch on the rear of the unit.
3.
Once the unit is ready, gently slide the hard drive into the aperture on the left had side of the degausser
NOTE: Hard drives are manufactured with the disc mounted at one end of the assembly, the hard drive must be
placed in the cavity effectively on its edge. If this is not observed the lid will
not latch down. Under no
circumstances should excessive force be used to close the lid.
4.
When the erase cycle is complete, the hard drive will emerge from the degausser on the right
-
hand side
6.1.2 Erasure of
2.5” & 1.8”
Hard Drives and small media 4mm and 8mm cassettes etc.
To erase small hard drives
2.5” & 1.8”
and also small media 4mm and 8mm cassettes etc., they should be placed in the
Small Media Carrier supplied with your degausser
1.
Connect the unit to the power supply
2.
Once the unit is ready, gently slide the small media carrier into the aperture on the left
-
hand side of the degausser
3.
When the erase cycle is complete, the small media carrier with the hard drive will emerge from the right
-
hand side of
the degausser
6.1.3 ERROR
MESSAGES
If the DATAGONE LG PLUS is not performing correctly the following error messages may be displayed. To validate the
message switch the unit off and the on again using the power switch on the rear of the unit.
‘
START UP ERROR
’
‘
EXIT SENSOR TRUE
’
If this message is displayed the Input optical sensor may be contaminated with dust or dirt. To resolve this problem the Input
sensor will need to be cleaned. Please refer to maintenance section 12.1.
‘
EJECT ERROR
’
‘
SENSOR 1 JAMMED
’
If this message is displayed the output optical sensor may be contaminated with dust or dirt. To resolve this problem the
sensors will need to be cleared. Please refer to maintenance section 12.2.
6.2 Operation with Erasure Logging
Operation
When erasure logging is required, simply connect the degausser to a PC or laptop and open the logging program. This will
log all the information related to the erasure and provide a printed report if required. The information logged includes details
of the degaussing company (including the operator and supervisor), media owner, degausser machine type, serial number,
part number and size of the Hard Drive or Tape.
Information is entered onto the software via keyboard or optional barcode scanner to speed up the data entry, if required.
When the logging program has been opened on the PC and the degausser is connected, the operator simply clicks on the
“
Find Machine
”
button for all the unit details to be automatically entered into the log including model, serial number and
firmware version. The degausser display will show it is in remote mode controlled by the PC.
Further data regarding operator, customer and media is then entered via keyboard (or optional barcode scanner) before the
Hard Drive or Tape is placed into the degausser and the lid closed. The erasure is commenced by clicking the
“
Destroy
”
button on the screen which activates the charging of the powerful degaussing magnetic field.
A window opens on the screen showing the progress of the degaussing cycle. When the display shows the degauss cycle is
complete the lid can be opened and the media removed.
The entire process takes just 9 seconds.
Throughout the whole
erase cycle the on
-
board processor monitors the erase procedure ensuring that it is completed correctly. The operator is
immediately alerted to any interruptions in the cycle by messages on the screen.
The lower portion of the screen now shows all the details of the erasure including Date, Time, Media Serial Number,
Capacitor Voltage, Magnetic Gauss Field and confirmation that the media was degaussed successfully. If this data is
highlighted and the print button pressed all the details on the screen along with all the data entered will be printed as a
report. As new media is erased the details will be added to the Media Processed Log in the lower half of the screen.
By highlighting erase records, the logs of one or more can be printed as required. There is a Supervisor Section in the
Software which is Password protected. This allows the Supervisor to decide which fields are required and which fields must
be completed by the Operator. The log record is stored on the PC and can be archived at any time or exported as a .csv file.
To use the degausser without the Data Logging Software disconnect the USB Cable and reboot the degausser.
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