Logicube OmniWIPE™ User`s Manual
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3. One LED is for power while the other three are drive status lights The POWER LED is a red LED located to the right of the touch screen It stays lit while the Logicube OmniWIPE is receiving power The drive status LEDs Target 1 Target 2 and Master Target 3 are located to the left of the touch screen as a series of green LEDs Each drive position has a corresponding status indicator These LEDs light up during the wiping process and any operation that accesses the drives These LEDs will flash or blink during the wiping process If an error occurs during the wipe process the drive status lights on the front panel will turn off If one of the drives caused the error to occur the status LED of the drive will remain lit Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual Main Menu Screen 3 Wiping Modes and Settings The Main Menu Screen appears when the Logicube OmniWIPE is first powered up It displays the Title Screen and the Time Date It also displays two menu options About and Drives Time Date Settings The OmniWIPE has a real time clock that keeps track of the correct time and date The time and date can be easily set by following this procedure 1 Tap the screen over the Time and Date A numeric keypad will come up 2 Tap a number from 1 to 23 for the hour the clock is set to military time Tap OK when finished 3 Tap a number from 0 to 59 for the minutes Tap OK when finished 4 Tap a n
4. you find one that works goes to anA prompt Once the above has been accomplished perform the following 1 Attach the parallel cable between the host PC and Logicube OmniWIPE 2 If you are loading a new version of software Insert the removable drive with the new ocx h86 file and copy it to the Ramdrive created by the CD NOTE Ignore step 2 if you are reloading the original ocx h86 file which is automatically copied to the Ramdrive 3 Go to the Ramdrive always the last drive letter and run UPDATE The Software Update screen will appear Logicube OmniWIPE Software Update Note Make sure the update is running on the PC and the Logicube OmniWIPE is connected to the host PC via the supplied parallel cable 1 Press and hold the START STOP button on the Logicube OmniWIPE while inserting the power cord into the Logicube OmniWIPE to bring up the Setup menu 2 Scroll to the Load SW from P Port option in the menu 3 Press SELECT to UPDATE software and then follow the LCD on screen prompts The update will run for one to three minutes after which the Logicube OmniWIPE will restart 4 Check the version and date of this software by pressing the About icon at the main menu 19 Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual 6 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Q Can the OmniWIPE perform any kind of cloning operations A No The OmniWIPE is designed solely for wiping data from hard drives I
5. AND ANSWERS nsaisan 20 22 Technical Support Information ccc eeecceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeneeeeenees 22 1 Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual E 1 Introduction to the Logicube OmniWIPE Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Logicube OmniWIPE You are now the proud owner of a state of the art IDE SATA drive data wiping device The OmniWIPE is designed to be easy enough to be used by a novice yet offers many professional features that are not available anywhere else The Logicube OmniWIPE is designed solely for erasing data on one two or three hard drives The OmniWIPE has two modes of operation WipeOut and Security Erase With WipeOut mode the first drive is typically called the Master while the other two are termed Targets In Security Erase Mode all three drives are Targets The OmniWIPE is able to erase data at speeds exceeding 4 0 GB min It is also capable of conforming to the DoD M 2550 standard of erasing electronic data 1 Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual INTRODUCTION Features e Wipes any IDE Parallel ATA or SATA Serial ATA drives e Data erasure rates in excess of 4 0 GB min e Hard disk drives can be of different sizes makes and models e Capable of conforming to Department of Defense DoD specification data wiping e Capable of performing a standard WipeOut operation as well as a high speed Security Erase Using this guide This us
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7. appear Adjust the contrast by tapping the left or right icons on the screen Press the Back icon when finished The unit will reboot to the Main Menu Screen 9 Check the version and date of this software by pressing the About icon at the main menu screen Loading Software through the Parallel Port This is a legacy method to load software and should only be used in situations where the CF method cannot be used To successfully load new software on to the Logicube OmniWIPE with the parallel port connection you need the following The Software Update CD that came with your unit A DB 25 Straight through parallel cable If loading new software a floppy or other removable drive with the new version of ocx h86 loaded on it A host PC with the following An EPP 1 9 capable parallel port A CD ROM drive A floppy drive or other removable drive accessible by DOS Ability to boot from a CD This can be determined by checking the PC s BIOS Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual 18 SOFTWARE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS Host PC preparation 1 Place the Software Update CD in the Host PC s CD ROM drive 2 Boot the PC and go into BIOS Make sure that the PC is set to boot from the CD ROM 3 Reboot the PC It will go into a menu on the CD that contains six different boot methods 4 Try the first boot method If it doesn t work reboot and try the second Keep trying until
8. can be found in the lower left hand corner on most of the screens Tapping this icon will go back to the previous Settings screen or the Main Menu screen WipeOut Mode erases all data on the drives connected to the Target 1 and Target 2 positions This may be required when discarding drives that contain sensitive information to which you do not want others to have access e g financial information trade secrets etc Unlike Security Erase Mode which can erase 3 drives at a time WipeOut mode will only wipe up to 2 drives at a time but is more configurable and can be set to conform to DoD 5220 22 M specifications WipeOut Mode writes a pattern over the whole Target drive 2 X n 1 times where n is the selected number of iterations of all 0 s and all 1 s The last pass then writes the chosen pattern to every byte of the drive Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual 10 WIPING MODES AND SETINGS C2 Ge For example if you set the number of passes the value of nin the above formula to 1 WipeOut Mode will perform a total of three passes first writing all 0 s then again writing all 1 5 Then one more pass will be made this time writing the selected pattern value Set the number of passes to 0 for a single pass of the chosen pattern This method is acceptable for quickly wiping a drive where removal of sensitive information is not an issue NOTE WipeOut Mode is exactly like the WipeClean Target Mode of Logi
9. for a Master drive to hold the original pattern from Security Erase Mode will write a pattern of zeroes to the entire drive It does this with the chosen number of passes It also has the ability to detect drives that are protected with a BIOS enabled password and Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual 12 WIPING MODES AND SETINGS then prompt the user to unlock the drive with the correct password Not all drives support Security Erase If Security Erase detects unsupported drives an error message will appear and the operation will abort NOTE Security Erase mode does not use a Master drive All drives that are attached to the OmniWIPE are seen as Targets The drive in the Master position becomes Target 3 Security Erase Settings The following settings are used in configuring Security Erase Mode Passes Determines how many times that the OmniWIPE will write to the drive The default is 1 Unlike WipeOut mode there is no formula for the number of passes NOTE Setting the number of passes to 0 will make the OmniWIPE wipe as if 1 pass was selected Enhanced Some hard drives are able to support an Enhanced Security Erase procedure Enhanced Security Erase will write a data pattern predetermined by the hard drive manufacturer to all user data areas including sectors that are no longer in use due to reallocation NOTES If Enhanced Erase is set to Y and the drive attached to the Mas
10. is available on your computer the software simply needs to be copied to the root directory overwriting the older version that s already there Another file called ocxcfldr h86 also needs to be on the root directory of the Compact Flash card NOTE If a reader is not present the Logicube OmniWIPE itself in conjunction with an A to B USB cable can be configured to behave like a CompactFlash card reader writer Please refer to the section Connecting Through the Software Setup Menu in Section 4 Compact Flash CF Card Once the new 06 86 file is present on the CF card itis a simple matter to make it update or reload the software 1 Disconnect any drive connected to the Master position 17 Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual SOFTWARE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS 2 Press and hold down the Start Stop button while applying power to the OmniWIPE The unit will boot to the Software Setup Menu 3 Use the Select button to scroll down to Load SW through CF Press the Start Stop button The drive LEDs should light up then blink After about 30 45seconds the Touch Screen Calibration screen should appear 6 Look for a square at the top of the screen Touch the square when it is located 7 Repeat the previous step four more times The unit will count each time the square is pressed correctly It will count 1 5 2 5 etc 8 Once the screen has been calibrated the Contrast screen will
11. DAPTERS AND OTHER CONSUMABLE ITEMS A TWO YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR AN ADDED COST TELEPHONE AND EMAIL SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE PRODUCT AS DEFINED BY LOGICUBE Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents LOGICUBE OMNIWIPE USER S 04 7777 l LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION l EOGICUDE DisclaiMe ieena iaiaaeaia ninan l l TABLE OF 60 5 n ll 1 INTRODUCTION THE LOGICUBE 1 1 05 2 07 2 System description ee 2 2 GETTING STARTED FAST 5 4 Connecting Drives to the Logicube OmniWIPE 0cesseees 4 Connecting Parallel ATA PATA IDE 4 Connecting Serial ATA SATA Drives 4 Connecting other types of drives eneren 5 Applying Power to the OMNIWIPE 5 Power Supply Specificationns c ccccceccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeseessneeeeeees 5 6 6 2 6 7 7 Calibrating the touch screen 4 14111 41 7 BUWONS arere earnan aanas anna Eana aranera EErEE 8 Indicator LIQHtS eccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeeeeeeesnaaeeeeeees 8 Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual INTRODUCTION 3 WIPING MODES AND SETTINGS
12. PE comes with an external power supply Simply attach the AC power cord to the power supply and plug the power jack into the back of the OmniWIPE Power Supply Specifications The power supply that ships with the OmniWIPE has a power output of 12V DC and 5 5A NOTE This information is provided for situations where the power supply is misplaced or confused with similar looking units Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual GETTING STARTED OmniWIPE Overview COMPACT FLASH CF PORT PARALLEL PORT DC POWER SOCKET USB PORT RESET BUTTON Please refer to Figure 1 below MASTER POSITION BUTTONS Sit TOUCH pa SCREEN 7 STATUS LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY Figure 1 OmniWIPE Overview Reset button Looking at the back of the OmniWIPE the reset button is below the CompactFlash card and next to the USB port When the unit needs to be soft booted or power cycled press the reset button and hold it in momentarily Wait a couple of seconds and let go the unit will reboot and be ready to use in a few seconds NOTE User settings are retained after the unit is restarted Power On Off There is no ON OFF switch for the OmniWIPE When the unit needs to be hard booted unplug the power supply from the unit This will shut it off Wait a few seconds for the drives to stop spinning then plug it back in again The unit will reboot and be ready to use in a few sec
13. WIPE to power up the unit In 2 3 seconds the main screen should appear Connecting Serial ATA SATA Drives 1 Locate the Master position on the top of your OmniWIPE unit You will notice three connections One for a flat cable the drive data cable and another for a small drive power cable Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual 4 GETTING STARTED Above is the third connector for the Serial ATA cable 2 Attach the 5 SATA cable to the SATA and drive power connectors Connect the hard drive to the cable Follow steps 1 3 to attach drives to the other drive positions of the OmniWIPE 5 Connect the AC Power adapter to the back of the OmniWIPE to power up the unit In 2 3 seconds the main screen should appear Connecting other types of drives Applying Power to the OmniWIPE Logicube sells specialized adapters that allow the following types of drives to be connected to the Logicube OmniWIPE e 2 5 PATA IDE and SATA drives e 1 8 PATA IDE and microSATA drives e eSATA drives e CompactFlash CF cards Other specialized adapters are also available If you are unsure about the type of drive that you have please contact Logicube Technical Support for assistance It is OK to connect and disconnect Master or Target drives while the OmniWIPE is powered and idle However do NOT connect or disconnect drives during a wiping session detecting drives or looking at drive information The OmniWI
14. alcohol or other harsh chemicals Caution Do not attempt to service the Logicube OmniWIPE 2 Doing so may void the warranty If your unit requires service please contact Logicube Technical Support for assistance 3 Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual 2 Getting Started Fast Start Connecting Drives to the Logicube OmniWIPE The Logicube OmniWIPE is able to detect whether Parallel ATA IDE or PATA or Serial ATA SATA drives are attached to any of the drive positions The unit is capable of wiping both IDE and SATA drives NOTE Never attach both a PATA and SATA drive to a single Master or Target position It is perfectly fine to attach a PATA drive to one position i e Master and a SATA drive to another position i e Target 1 Before applying power perform the following steps below Connecting Parallel ATA PATA IDE Drives 1 Locate the Master position on the top of your OmniWIPE unit You will notice three connections One for a flat cable the drive data cable and another for a small drive power cable Above is the third connector for the Serial ATA cable 2 Attach the 5 UDMA ribbon cable and the drive Power cable to the connectors 3 Verify the hard drive s jumper setting is set to Single or Master then connect the hard drive to the cables 4 Follow steps 1 3 to attach drives to the other drive positions of the OmniWIPE 5 Connect the AC Power adapter to the back of the Omni
15. cube s non forensic duplication devices WipeOut Settings The following settings are used in configuring WipeOut Mode Passes Determines how many iterations of all 0 s and all 1 s are performed The default is 0 Set the value to 1 for compliance with DoD M 5220 Value Select the value to be written on the last pass The options are Oxf6 0x00 Oxff and Random The Random setting will fill the Target drive with a pseudo random pattern Speed The speed can be manually set from UDMA 5 to PIO SLOW IMPORTANT NOTE The Logicube OmniWIPE 2 will run at the fastest possible speed as long as a scratch drive is attached to the Master position This should not be an actual Master drive as a pattern will be written to part of the drive data may be lost If no drive is attached to the Master position the unit will still wipe the Target drives but will run at speeds ranging from 60 100 MB min WipeOut Mode Step by Step 1 Attach the first drive to be erased to the Target 1 position and the second drive to be erased if necessary to the Target 2 position Attach a scratch drive to the Master Target 3 position NOTE Do not use an actual Master drive in the Master Target 3 position A pattern will be written to the beginning of the drive which will corrupt any data residing on it 2 From anywhere in the menu system press the Set button to enter the Settings menu 11 Logicube O
16. des into place the eject button will slide out 4 To remove the CF card simply press the eject button The CF card will slide out Connecting the CF Card to Windows via USB The Logicube OmniWIPE itself in conjunction with an A to B USB cable can be configured to behave like a CompactFlash card reader writer Connecting Through the Software Setup Menu USB Connectivity is available for the CompactFlash card through the Software Setup Screen This screen resides in the unit s firmware and is not affected by the software 15 Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual COMPACT FLASH CARD Make sure your PC is running Windows 98 or above Connect the A to B USB cable to a PC USB slot on one end Do not attach the other end to the Logicube OmniWIPE yet Press and hold down the Start Stop button while applying power to the OmniWIPE The unit will boot to the Software Setup Menu Use the Select button to scroll down to Engage CF to USB Press the Start Stop button A prompt will appear saying that the unit is in USB Mode Attach the USB cable to the back of the Logicube OmniWIPE You should now see some activity on your PC screen depending on the Operating System If the Operating System on the PC is Windows ME 2000 XP Vista or Seven the CF card will automatically be mounted and a drive letter will be assigned to it If the Operating System on the PC is windows 98 or 98SE you will be prompted
17. e Start Stop button twice A message will appear stating that you are about to erase the Target drives If you wish to continue choose lt Yes gt If you want to abort the operation choose lt No gt If any of the attached drives are protected with a password a prompt will come up informing the user Use the Alphanumeric Keypad to enter the password If the correct password is entered the wiping operation will continue If lt Yes gt is chosen the Security Erase operation will begin and a status screen will appear It contains both a progress bar and a time elapsed field The Logicube OmniWIPE will notify you when erasing is complete Press the Back button to return to the main menu Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual 14 4 Compact Flash CF Card Introduction The Logicube OmniWIPE comes with a Compact Flash CF Card that is inserted in a CF slot at the back of the unit This is used mostly for loading or updating the software on the Logicube OmniWIPE To load new software from the CF Card please refer to the procedure Loading Software Using the Compact Flash Card which is found in Section 5 Software Loading Instructions Inserting and Removing the Compact Flash Card 1 At the back of the Logicube OmniWIPE is a Compact Flash CF slot Make sure that it is empty 2 Hold the CF card with the Logicube label facing up 3 Slide the CF card into the CF slot As it sli
18. er guide is made up of 7 sections e Introduction e Getting Started Fast Start e Wiping Modes and Settings e CompactFlash Card e Software Loading Instructions e Frequently Asked Questions e Index Please read Section 1 Introduction and Section 2 Getting Started before attempting a drive wiping session It is recommended that you practice with a scratch drive to fully appreciate all of the features System description The complete Logicube OmniWIPE 2 system includes the following e The Logicube OmniWIPE 2 e Three 3 5 80 conductor flat ribbon cables e Three 3 5 drive power cables e Three 3 5 Serial ATA cables e An external 12V DC 5 5Amp power supply with removable AC power cord e A CD ROM containing Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual INTRODUCTION A A backup copy of the software that is already pre installed on the Logicube OmniWIPE B Software update utilities necessary to load the software on the unit C An electronic copy of this manual NOTE Please contact Logicube Technical Support at 818 700 8488 X3 if any of the above pieces are missing Caution Avoid dropping the Logicube OmniWIPE 2 or subjecting it to sharp jolts When in use place it on a flat surface Caution Keep the unit dry If you need to clean your Logicube OmniWIPE 2 use a lightly damp lint free cloth Avoid using soap or other cleaning agents particularly those containing bleach ammonia
19. ives will also display this error message in Drive Info mode 21 Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual Alphanumeric Keypad 14 Bad sectors 20 BIOS 12 Button BACK 14 Button Power 6 Button Reset 6 Cable Drive power 2 Cable IDE 2 Disclaimer Liability Limitation I DoD Department of Defense 1 2 11 DoD Specification M 5220 11 Drive IDE 1 Drive Jumper Setting 21 Drive Master 11 12 13 20 21 Drive Serial ATA SATA 1 2 Drive Target 2 5 10 11 13 14 20 21 Drive WIPE 2 Drives WIPE 2 Jumper settings 21 Laptop Drives 1 8 5 Laptop Drives 1 9 5 Mode Enhanced Erase 13 Mode Security Erase 1 2 12 13 20 Mode WipeOut 1 10 11 20 21 7 Index OmniWIPE Logicube 1 2 3 4 5 9 14 17 20 21 Partition Partitions 10 21 Position Master 11 13 Position Target 4 13 Power Supply 2 5 6 Scratch drive 2 11 Screen About 9 Screen Drive Info 10 Screen Main Menu 9 Screen Settings 11 14 Screen Status 14 Sector bad 20 Sector weak 20 Security Erase Target Mode 1 Self Test 9 Single master 21 Software Loading 17 Technical Support Logicube 3 5 22 Transfer speeds 20 User interface UI 7 Warranty I Warranty Parts and Labor I Weak sectors 20 Website Logicube 17 20 Technical Support Information For further assistance please contact Logicube Technical Support at 001 818 700 8488 7am 5pm
20. mniWIPE 2 User s Manual WIPING MODES AND SETTINGS Security Erase Mode Introduction 3 Tap the WipeOut icon The WipeOut Settings screen will appear 4 Tap the Passes icon to set the number of passes Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of passes Tap OK when finished 5 Tap the Speed icon to choose the best speed if necessary NOTE The unit will automatically adjust itself to the best speed for the attached drives 6 Tap the Value icon to change the pattern of the final pass The options are Oxf6 0x00 Oxff and Random Press the Start Stop button twice A message will appear stating that portions of your Target drive s will be overwritten If you are prepared to continue tap Yes If want to abort the operation tap No 9 If Yes is chosen a second message will appear stating that you are about to erase the Target If you wish to continue tap Yes If you want to abort the operation tap No 10 If Yes is chosen the WipeOut Target operation will begin and a status screen will appear 11 The Logicube OmniWIPE will notify you when erasing is complete Tap the Back icon to return to the main menu Security Erase Mode is a much more automated process for wiping data This mode sends Security AT commands to the drives themselves This allows the drives to wipe at a very high rate of speed It also eliminates the need
21. old the SET button then release the RESET button 3 Hold the SET button until the unit boots to a screen that reads Touchpad Calibration Please touch square with finger 1 5 4 Look for a square at the top of the screen Touch the square when it is located Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual Rube GETTING STARTED Buttons Indicator Lights 5 Repeat the previous step four more times The unit will count each time the square is pressed correctly It will count 1 5 2 5 etc 6 Once the screen has been calibrated the Contrast screen will appear Adjust the contrast by tapping the left or right icons on the screen Press the Back icon when finished The unit will reboot to the Main Menu Screen The OmniWIPE features two Shortcut buttons that are located to the right of the touch screen These buttons are available at all times e START STOP button Press it twice to begin a wipe operation using the current settings press the START STOP button in mid process to abort it Press it once to show the current mode in a preview screen and then decide whether to press it again to begin the wipe operation or press the SET button to change the settings before continuing e SET button Press this button once to bring up the Settings screen where you can change the wipe modes and other settings of the unit The OmniWIPE has four indicator lights LEDs that are located on the User Interface panel
22. onds NOTE The power supply is variable which means that it will automatically switch from 110VAC power to 220VAC power depending on the kind of power outlet it is plugged into NOTE User settings are retained after the unit is restarted Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual GETTING STARTED Tube The user interface The user interface Ul has been designed with the professional in mind It is fast responsive and to the point which means it requires very few key strokes to achieve a desired action Please refer to Figure 2 as you read the information below TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY TARGET 1 LED Logani TARGET 1 TARGET 2 LED TARGET 3 MASTER MASTER TARGET 3 LED OmniWIPE Hard Disk Drive Wiping System POWER LED SET BUTTON START STOP BUTTON Figure 2 Buttons and Interface Touch Screen The OmniWIPE features an LCD touch screen that allows the user to quickly input commands This screen replaces many of the buttons that were present on older Logicube products The screen is bright and easy to read It also emits an audible beep every time the touch screen is pressed This lets the user know that the touch screen is active Calibrating the touch screen There may be times when the user wants to recalibrate the touch screen The procedure for this is very simple as outlined below 1 Press the RESET button on the back of the unit and hold it in 2 Press and h
23. ster drive unless they occur in the same area that WipeOut is writing the chosen pattern to the Master In that case the OmniWIPE will abort the cloning process Bad sectors on Targets are handled as follows e The OmniWIPE will try to skip bad sectors in WipeOut mode If the unit is running in Security Erase Mode then it will retire the drive with bad sectors and continue wiping the other drives Q How big of a hard drive can wipe A The OmniWIPE is designed to support drives up to 2 0 TB Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual 20 FAQs enube cs Q Can wipe from a larger drive to a smaller drive in WipeOut Mode A Yes WipeOut only writes the pattern to a small part of the Master drive so the size of the Target drive does not matter Q The OmniWIPE does not recognize my Master or Target drive What can be done A On IDE drives make sure that the drive jumpers are set as a Single Master If needed drive jumper settings can be found at the drive manufacturer web site Also make sure all cables data and power are connected properly to all drives Q In Drive Info try to look at the partition table of one of my drives by selecting SEE MORE An error message comes up that says There was an error reading the partition info from the drive Check cables and or drive contents and try again A This error message will come up for any drive that has a corrupt or missing partition table Wiped dr
24. t cannot duplicate data from one drive to another Logicube sells a variety of hard drive cloning solutions please refer to our website at www logicube com Q Can the OmniWIPE erase dissimilar drives simultaneously A Yes The OmniWIPE is able to determine the size of every drive that is attached It will then adjust its Time Remaining display to account for the largest drive Q Why do sometimes see wipe speeds greater than 4 0 GB min and other times as slow as 200 MB min A There are a few factors that determine wipe speed e The age of the drives The speed of the operation is governed by the slowest drive in the system If an old drive is used chances are it cannot sustain high speeds Newer drives have faster electronics and larger caches and can sustain rates as high as 16MB sec e The condition of the drives Drives with bad weak sectors or other hardware problems will typically run slower than healthy drives e Wiping more than one Target drive This can also decrease the wipe speed especially if the Targets are significantly different in speed and or capacity Wiping one Target at a time yields the fastest speeds which decrease slightly as more Target drives are added Q How does the OmniWIPE handle bad sectors on the Master and Target drives A Bad or weak sectors on the Master in WipeOut Mode are handled in the following way e The OmniWIPE will not notice bad or weak sectors on the Ma
25. ter Target 3 position supports Enhanced Security Erase all Enhanced Security Erase capable drives attached will be erased Drives that are non Enhanced Security Erase capable will not be erased If Enhanced Erase is set to Y and the drive attached to the Master Target 3 position does not support Enhanced Security Erase an error message will appear and the operation will abort Enhanced Erase is set to N and the drives attached do not support Security Erase an error message will appear showing Drive error Timeout waiting for drive to respond Please check your hard drive s documentation to see if it supports these features Security Erase Mode Step by Step 1 Attach the drive s to be erased to the Target position s 13 Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual WIPING MODES AND SETTINGS 10 NOTE Do not use an actual Master drive in the Master Target 1 position It will be erased along with the other Target drives From anywhere in the menu system press the Set button to enter the Settings menu Tap the Security Erase icon The Security Erase Settings screen will appear Tap the Passes icon to set the number of passes Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of passes Tap OK when finished Tap the Enhanced icon to set the Enhanced wipe to Yes which is represented with a Y or No which is represented with an X Press th
26. to install drivers At the have disk prompt please point the PC drivers to the CD ROM provided and the installation should complete The CF card should now be visible within Windows as a Removable Disk You can copy software updates to from the CF card Removing USB Devices Before physically disconnecting the USB cable and or shutting down power to the Logicube OmniWIPE the unit has to be properly removed from Windows 1 NOTE Locate the USB icon in the System Tray typically at the bottom right of the screen Click the icon once Wait for Windows to bring up a message that it is safe to remove the device Different versions of Windows will be slightly differently Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual 16 E 5 Software Loading Instructions Logicube OmniWIPE Software Updating Procedures New and improved software will appear from time to time on our web site at www logicube com is possible to update the operating software in the field by a user There are two methods to update the software e Using the CompactFlash Card e Using a parallel port connection NOTE Logicube provides a CD ROM that contains a backup copy of the Logicube OmniWIPE 2 software This software is already loaded on your unit Loading Software Using the Compact Flash Card The new software a single file always called ocx h86 has to be placed on the root directory of the Compact Flash CF If a CF reader writer
27. umber from 1 to 31 for the day Tap OK when finished 5 Tap a number from 1 to 12 for the month Tap OK when finished 6 Tap a number from 0 to 99 for the year The date is set to a range of 2000 2099 Tap OK when finished 7 The Date and Time will now be set to the entered values About Screen Select the About Screen by tapping the About icon It will display the serial number of your unit along with the software and firmware versions that are loaded In addition the About screen provides contact information for Logicube Technical Support Logicube OmniWIPE 2 User s Manual WIPING MODES AND SETTINGS WipeOut Mode Introduction To return to the main menu simply tap the Back icon at any time Drives Select the Drive Info screen by tapping the Drives icon The unit will then power up all of the drives that are attached After 30 to 45 seconds the unit will show a list of the drives it has detected If a drive is tapped on the Touch Screen the unit will access the drive and report back the drive s model number capacity geometry and other information To see the drive s partition information tap the See More icon to display all of the partitions located on that drive To return to the list of drives tap the Back icon at any time Tapping the Back icon again will go back to the Main Menu screen A note about the Back icon The Back icon
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