Disk Erase

The Disk Erase section provides settings configuration for the Active@ KillDisk erase procedures.

Erase method

Select the Erase Method to be used for the disk erase procedure. Some of the options below may apply to a specific type of Erase Method.

Read more about Erase Methods to determine best applicable method.

Erase verification

Percentage of disk to be verified after disk erasure. The large percentage, the more time it takes to verify written data.

Note:

In some erase methods such as the US DoD 5220.22-M this option is mandatory. After the erase operation has completed this feature will scan the entire drive evenly and verify the integrity of the erase operation. This option is the percent of the sectors to check across the disk. Most standards specify 10% as an accurate sample size for the verification.

Initialize disk(s) after erase

Writes proper MBR to disk's first sector after erasure complete. This is needed for disk to be visible and accessible by most Operating Systems.

Write fingerprint to first sector

This feature writes the specified fingerprint to the first sector of the erased drive. If erased disk is plugged into the system and system boots from this disk the user will see a message on the screen about the disk being erased by KillDisk.

Print erase labels

This feature prints erase label automatically after erase completion using specific Disk Label configuration.

Erase Confirmation

As an additional precaution, a Confirm Critical Actions mechanism is used to prevent accidental data destruction: before each disk erasure, a confirmation dialog appears to provide user-aware protection.