Seagate FreeAgent - Page 44

Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent Drive 44
Managing Security Seagate and Maxtor Seagate Secure
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Storage Devices
Note: You can only use KeyErase if your drive is locked.
The KeyErase screen appears.
Step 4: Click Next.
On the next screen, you will confirm your intention to erase your Seagate Secure
drive.
Step 5: Enter the Security ID for your Seagate Secure drive and click Erase Drive.
Note: The Security ID is a 25-character code printed on the bottom of the drive case.
A “KeyErase successful!” message appears.
Step 6: Click OK.
Your Seagate Secure drive has now been erased.
The Configure Drive screen appears.
Step 7: Enter the Security ID for your Seagate Secure drive, then create and confirm a
new password.
Step 8: Click Set.
If you want to set a password hint, to help you remember your password (in case
you forget it), you have the option to do so here.
Step 9: To set a password hint, click Set Password Hint, otherwise click Done.
Note: For details on how to set your password hint, see the Password Hint section.
The Unlock window appears.
Step 10: Type the password you just created and click Unlock.
About a minute after you unlock your Seagate Secure drive, the Format your
external drive window appears.
Step 11: Click Format.
A message appears asking you to confirm your intention to format your drive.
Step 12: Click Format.
The formatting process now begins. When it is finished, the “Formatting
complete.” message will appear.
Note: You can also use the Windows Disk Management utility to format your Seagate Secure
drive.
Step 13: Click OK.
Your Seagate Secure drive is now set up, unlocked and ready for use.