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Settings in BIOS Setup Utility
Erase Disk
Erase Disk is a solution that is integrated into the rmware of the FUJITSU Computer (UEFI: Unied
Extensible Firmware Interface), to delete all the data from a hard disk or solid state drive (SSD).
This function can be used to delete all data from internal ha rd disks or SSDs, before the hard disks
are discarded or the complete computer system is disposed of. The function can also be used if
hard disks m ust be c ompletely deleted, e.g. before installing a new operating system.
The application can only be selected and run if an administrator/supervisor
password has been assigned (Menu BIOS Setup - Security).
To erase data from SATA h
ard disks or SSDs, proceed as follows:
Call the BIOS Setup with
the Administrator/Supervisor password.
To start the application, select Erase Disk (BIOS Setup - Advanced or BIOS
Setup - Security)andsetStart after Reboot.
Then select Save Cha
nges and Exit in the menu Save & Exit / Exit to initiate
a reboot and start Er
ase Disk.
Because of the rebo
ot, the Erase Disk will be started . You have the option
to interrupt the pr
ocess during the user selection.
After the application starts, the Administrator/Supervisor password must
be entered for security reasons.
A dialogue eld appears in which a particular, several or all the hard disks can be selected
for deletion. This depends on the number of hard disks in your system.
Select the hard disk(s) to be deleted. The selected hard disk(s) will be deleted one-by-one.
Erase Disk offers four deletion options, from fast (with one deletion pass) to very
secure (with 35 deletion passes). Depending on the algorithm chosen, the process
can take between ~10 seconds and ~10 minutes per GB:
Zero Pattern (1 pass)
German BSI/VS ITR (7 passes)
DoD 5220.22-M ECE (7 passes)
Guttmann (35 passes)
SSD driv
es are securely erased with the Enhanced Secure Erase ATA
command
integrated in the rmware.
Select the desired deletion a lgorithm for the selected hard disks.
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