Most KillDisk Desktop operations can be performed straight out of the box, with no additional peripherals using the interface included in the system. This interface consists of four buttons and an LCD display. This section will introduce you to KillDisk's built-in interface.
Basic Navigation
Press Up and Down buttons on front panel to change active menu item and use ENTER button to select or open sub-menu.
Press ESC button to cancel selection or to step up in menu hierarchy.
Figure: Thecus chassis for five disk bays, front panel controls and display
Main Menu
- Erase
- From this select all or specific idle disks to initiate erase process. Use
Up and Down buttons to
make a selection and press ENTER button to start.Note:
Use Erase Method menu to select erase method or use software Disk erase preferences and Chassis preferences pages to select additional erase methods and attributes.
- Examine
- From this select all or specific idle disks to initiate examination process.
Use Up and Down buttons to
make a selection and press ENTER button to start.Note:
Use the software's Disk examination preferences dialog to select default examination algorithm and other options.
- Erase Method
- From front panel menu you can select only limited but most used number of erase methods. For advanced erase methods and other options please use: Disk erase preferences page in application preferences dialog.
- Automatic Mode
- Automatic mode implies that disk erasure or disk examination (or both if set) will start automatically as soon as disk is inserted in one of the bays.
- Print Label
- Select whether or not to print erase labels when erasing process is finished. For exact options use: Erase labels preferences.
- Print Certificate
- Select whether or not to print erase certificates when erasing
process is finished. For exact options use:Certificate preferences.Note:
To use certificate or label printing features you have to have local printer attached or network printer available and configured.