User Manual
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iStorage diskAshur
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Manual – v 2.3
Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................4
Box contents ..................................................................................................................................4
1. diskAshur
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LED States .............................................................................................................5
2. How to use the diskAshur
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for the first time .............................................................................5
3. Unlocking the diskAshur
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....................................................................................................... 6
4. Locking the diskAshur
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...........................................................................................................6
5. Entering Admin Mode .............................................................................................................6
6. Changing the Admin PIN .........................................................................................................7
7. Adding a new User PIN in Admin Mode ..................................................................................8
8. Changing the User PIN in Admin Mode ..................................................................................8
9. Deleting the User PIN in Admin Mode ....................................................................................8
10. Set Read-Only in Admin Mode ................................................................................................ 9
11. Enable Read/Write in Admin Mode .........................................................................................9
12. How to create a Self-Destruct PIN ...........................................................................................9
13. How to delete the Self-Destruct PIN ........................................................................................10
14. How to Unlock with the Self-Destruct PIN ...............................................................................10
15. How to Create an Admin PIN after a Brute Force attack or Reset ............................................11
16. Setting the Unattended Auto-Lock Clock ................................................................................. 11
17. Turn off the Unattended Auto-Lock Clock ................................................................................ 12
18. How to Unlock diskAshur
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with User PIN ................................................................................12
19. Changing the User PIN in User Mode .....................................................................................12
20. Set Read-Only in User Mode ................................................................................................... 13
21. Enable Read/Write in User Mode ............................................................................................13
22. Brute Force Protection .............................................................................................................14
23. How to perform a complete reset ............................................................................................ 14
24. Initialising and formatting the diskAshur
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...............................................................................15
25. diskAshur
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Setup for Mac OS ................................................................................................. 17
26. diskAshur
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Setup for Linux (Ubuntu 14.04) ............................................................................19
27. Hibernating, Suspending or Logging off from the Operating System .....................................22
28. How to check Firmware in Admin Mode .................................................................................. 22
29. How to check Firmware in User Mode ..................................................................................... 23
30. Technical Support ...................................................................................................................24
31. Warranty and RMA information ...............................................................................................24










