Erasing Hard Drive Data

You can create settings to erase the contents of the internal hard drive (HDD). The product uses the hard drive to store printing, copying, and scanning data including authenticated print jobs. You can enable sequential deletion, which erases data when it is no longer needed after scanning or printing is completed; or you can format the hard drive to erase all data.

Note: When formatting the hard drive, you can choose from the following options:

High Speed: Erases all data with a dedicated erase command
Overwrite: Erase all data and then overwrites all areas with data
Triple Overwrite: Erases all data and then overwrites all areas with data three times

Determine the method you want to use to erase data from the hard drive.
Depending on your choice, do one of the following:
- To enable sequential deletion, log into Web Config as an administrator, then select Device Management > Stored Data > Sequential Deletion from Hard Disk and set it to On.
- To format the hard drive, select Settings > General Settings > System Administration > HDD Erase Settings > Erase All Memory. Select the method of formatting the drive.