Technical data

1 Introduction
Thank you very much for choosing HDShredder. We are always striving for offering you a soft-
ware product, which meets your requirements as well as our own high ambitions. In case of
having suggestions for improvement or not being satisfied with the software in certain aspects,
we therefore kindly ask you to communicate the regarding criticism and suggestions to us at
[e-mail].
1.1 Chapter overview
1 Introduction: In this chapter, you find general information regarding this manual and the pro-
gram. Particularly, it contains an overview of the available editions and their abilities.
2 Fields of application: Through its features and by supporting physical deletion, HDShredder is
suitable for many different areas of application. Here you find descriptions and hints for the
most common areas of application of the program.
3 Supported hardware: In this chapter, you find a list of supported controllers and media as
well as information about which aspects to consider when using certain types of controllers or
media.
4 Installation: For starting HDShredder you need a bootable HDShredder CD or floppy disk at
first. This chapter describes how you create a bootable HDShredder medium within few
minutes by means of the installation package unless you have not already received the pro-
gram on a bootable medium.
5 Program instructions: This chapter contains the manual for operating HDShredder. It is a
step-by-step description of how to operate the program for deleting media with HDShredder.
6 Operating principles: Here you find useful descriptions and hints for gaining optimal perform-
ance when using HDShredder with different types of media as each media type can have its
very own characteristics.
7 Troubleshooting: In case you encounter any problems when using HDShredder, you find de-
tailed descriptions and support here. By means of these information you will be able to solve or
bypass occurring problems in most cases.
8 Miscellaneous: In the last chapter you find miscellaneous information, particularly regarding
our support and our license terms.
1.2 Character conventions
In this manual, angle brackets (’<’ and ’>’) and italic type are used to depict a key on the key -
board, e.g. <Esc> for the escape key or <Return> for the return key. Some keys are represen-
ted by an according symbol, e.g. <> for the ’up’-key. Visual controls on the screen, particularly
buttons are represented by brackets (’[’ and ’]’) and semi-bold type, e.g. [next], [back].
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