Apricorn Aegis Padlock Fortress - USB 3.0 Solid State Drive - Manual (Page 13)

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Setting a Self-Destruct PIN
1. Enter the Admin mode by pressing and holding UNLOCK + 0 for five seconds until
the LED flashes RED . This indicates that you can enter the Admin PIN.
2. Enter the Admin PIN and press UNLOCK. The drive is in Admin Mode when the LED
has changed to BLUE .
3. Once in Admin mode, press UNLOCK + 3. LED will be alternating BLUE / RED .
4. Input in the PIN that you would like to use as the Self Destruct PIN and press
UNLOCK.
5. The Aegis Padlock will then check against known PINs to make sure that it is not
already in use. If in use, the indicator light will flash RED 3 times and the drive will
go into Standby mode. If this happens, please re-enter the Admin mode (step 1) and
repeat the process with a new code.
6. If the Self Destruct PIN is accepted the LED flashes GREEN .
7. Immediately re-enter the new PIN and press UNLOCK. If the LED stays solid
GREEN for two seconds and then goes to solid BLUE , the Self Destruct PIN was
added successfully.
8. To delete the Self Destruct PIN, you will need to delete all of the User PINs.
Disconnect and re-connect the drive, then refer to the instructions on Deleting User
PINs.
Performing a Complete Re-Set
To perform a complete reset of the drive, do the following:
1. Press and hold the LOCK button while you attach the Aegis Padlock to an available
USB port on your computer. The LED will flash RED , GREEN and BLUE alternately.
2. Release the LOCK button.
3. FIRMLY Press and hold LOCK + UNLOCK + 2 for 10 seconds.
• If successful, the LED will turn Solid GREEN for two seconds, followed by
Solid BLUE and Solid GREEN .
• If unsuccessful, the LED will continue to cycle from RED to GREEN to
BLUE for 30 seconds and then return to Solid RED . To re-start the process.
Remove the USB cable and then repeat step 1.
The Aegis Padlock has the ability to set a unique 7 - 16-digit PIN that will reset the
encryption key if needed. By resetting the encryption key, all data on the drive will be
lost and cannot be recovered.
After initiating the Self Destruct sequence, the PIN used to initiate the self
destruct sequence will become the default Admin password. The drive will
need to be initialized and reformatted. For directions see page 15.