Toshiba Satellite P840-ST2N01 User Guide - Page 71
Erase the hard disk, Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk
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Getting Started 71 Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. 3 Choose one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk screen: ❖ 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 87) and created recovery media (see "Creating recovery media" on page 66) 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 Click Finish to restart the computer.