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HP Elitebook 1040 G3
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello,

 

I want to remove all data of the laptop hard drive and it seems this is possible through a BIOS function  which is named SECURE ERASE. I wonder if by removing laptop data applying this function I might get a log where I can see such data have been removed since my company needs this log. Thank you in advance!

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Hola,

 

No, no such logs available. Secure erase deletes everything from a disk from end to end making (almost) impossible to recover it.

As a proof, you may capture a video (or 2 relatively short clips) : 1) showing how you start the process and 2) how it ends (like 98%, 99%, 100%, done) and then no data available, no OS, etc...

 

Learn more here:

>> https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/how-to-secure-erase-ssd

>> https://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA7-2608ENW.pdf

 

Hope this helps !

 


@turutu wrote:

Hello,

 

I want to remove all data of the laptop hard drive and it seems this is possible through a BIOS function  which is named SECURE ERASE. I wonder if by removing laptop data applying this function I might get a log where I can see such data have been removed since my company needs this log. Thank you in advance!


 

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Where is this secure erase option at the 15s-eq0355ng?

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06204100

 

Bios Security shows:

- Administrator Password

- Power-On Password

- TPM Device

- TPM State

- Clean TPM

- Restore Security settings ...

 

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