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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 9 User’s Guide H330, H730, and H830

Cryptographic Erase

Cryptographic Erase is the process of permanently erasing all data on an ISE-capable physical disk. You must execute Cryptographic Erase on ISE-capable drives that are either in Ready or Non-RAID state.

NOTE:By executing Cryptographic Erase, the data on your ISE-capable physical disk is lost.

To execute Cryptographic erase, perform the following steps in the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>):

  1. Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the PD Mgmt screen.
    A list of physical disks are displayed. The status of each disk is displayed under the heading State.
  2. Press the down-arrow key to highlight the physical disk to be erased.
  3. Press <F2> to display the menu of available actions.
  4. Use the down-arrow key to highlight Cryptographic Erase option.
  5. Press <Enter> to perform Cryptographic Erase on the physical disk.

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