iStorage diskAshur Pro SSD Manual - Manual (Page 12)

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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. If the Self Destruct PIN is accepted the LED flashes GREEN .
6. 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.
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 the previous
page - Deleting User PINs.
The self-destruct feature allows you to set a PIN which can be used to perform a
crypto-erase on the entire drive. When used, self-destruct PIN will delete ALL data,
Admin/User PINs and then unlock the drive. Activating this feature will cause the
Self-Destruct PIN to become the new Admin PIN and the diskAshur PRO SSD will
need to be partitioned and formatted before any new data can be added to the drive.
Once the Self-Destruct PIN is set, the feature can be activated by plugging the drive
into a USB port, entering the self-destruct PIN and then press the unlock button.
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 diskAshur PRO SSD to an
available USB port on your computer. The LED will flash RED , GREEN and BLUE
alternately.
2. Release the LOCK button.
3. Press and hold LOCK + UNLOCK + 2 for 10 seconds until the LED turns Solid
GREEN for two seconds, followed by Solid BLUE and Solid GREEN . You have
successfully reset the diskAshur PRO SSD.