h. Select the Main menu, and then select Reset BIOS Security to factory default. Click Yes at the warning
message.
The tablet will reboot.
i. During the reboot, press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is displayed at
the bottom of the screen.
NOTE: If the system has a BIOS administrator password, enter the password at the prompt.
j. Select the Main menu, select Apply Factory Defaults and Exit, select Yes to save changes and exit, and
then select Shutdown.
k. Reboot the system. If the system has a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and/or ngerprint reader, one
or two prompts will appear—one to clear the TPM and the other to Reset Fingerprint Sensor; press or
tap F1 to accept or F2 to reject.
l. Remove all power and system batteries for at least 24 hours.
2. Complete one of the following:
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Remove and retain the storage drive.
– or –
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Clear the drive contents by using a third party utility designed to erase data from a solid-state drive.
– or –
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Clear the contents of the drive by using the following BIOS Setup Secure Erase command
option steps:
IMPORTANT: If you clear data using Secure Erase, it cannot be recovered.
a. Turn on or restart the tablet, and then press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu"
message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
b. Select the Security menu and scroll down to the Utilities menu.
c. Select Hard Drive Utilities.
d. Under Utilities, select Secure Erase, select the hard drive storing the data you want to clear, and then
follow the on-screen instructions to continue.
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