Erasing a Drive
You can erase data on non-SEDs (normal HDDs) by using the Drive Erase option. For non-SEDs, the erase operation consists of a series of write operations to a drive that overwrites every user-accessible sector of the drive with specified patterns. It can be repeated in multiple passes using different data patterns for enhanced security. The erase operation is performed as a background task.
Perform the following steps to erase a drive.