User Guide

Table 2-2 Preboot menu options (2 of 6)

Menu option First level Second level Third level Description

Administrator

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Manage Disk Clear disk Select the Clear disk item to disable using an external device

for job storage. Job storage is normally enabled only for the

Boot device. This will be grayed out unless the 99.09.68

error is displayed.

Lock Disk Select the Lock Disk item to lock (mate) a new secure disk to

this product.

The secure disk already locked to this product will remain

accessible to this product. Use this function to have more

then one encrypted disk accessible by the product when

using them interchangeably.

The data stored on the secure disk locked to this product

always remains accessible to this product.

Leave Unlocked Select the Leave Unlocked item to use a new secure disk in

an unlocked mode for single service event. The secure disk

that is already locked to this product will remain accessible

to this product and uses the old disk's encryption password

with the new disk.

The secure disk that is already locked to this product remains

accessible to this product.

Clear Disk Pwd Select the Clear Disk Pwd item to continue using the non-

secure disk and clear the password associated with the yet

to be installed secure disk.

CAUTION: Data on the missing secure disk will be

permanently inaccessible.

Retain Password Select the Retain Password item to use the non-secure disk

for this session only, and then search for the missing secure

disk in future sessions.

Boot Device Secure Erase Select the Secure Erase item to erase all of the data on the

disk and unlock it if required.

This might take a long time.

NOTE: The system will be unusable until the system files

are reinstalled. ATA secure-erase command one pass over

write. Erases entire disk including firmware. The disk

remains an encrypted disk.

Erase/Unlock Select the Erase/Unlock item to cryptographically erase all

data on disk and unlock the disk to allow access to it from

any product.

NOTE: The system will be unusable until the system files

are reinstalled. Erases the crypto key. The disk becomes a

non-encrypted disk.

Get Status This item provides disk status information if any is available.

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Preboot menu options