Toshiba Portege Z930-Landis-PT235U-05U0CWG1 User Guide - Page 55
Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk
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Getting Started 55 Erasing the Internal Storage Drive ❖ Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk-This option deletes all of the data on the internal storage drive without overwriting the drive. ❖ Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the hard disk-This option deletes all data and then overwrites the entire internal storage drive for security purposes. This process may take several hours, depending on the size of your internal storage drive. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 4 Click Next. A confirmation message displays reminding you that all data on the internal storage drive will be lost. Be sure you have saved your work to external media (see "Backing up your work" on page 71) and created recovery media (see "Creating recovery media" on page 50) before proceeding. 5 Click Next to begin erasing the internal storage drive. When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating that the internal storage drive has been erased. 6 Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer.