Data Destruction Process
As an e-waste recycling company, when we collect laptops or computer; one common question is asked to us by most of our customers is that – “what will happen to data stored on computers?” Hence, here we would like to share our procedure of Data Destruction:
1. All drives are immediately locked in the cage after weigh in. [Ref. Image 1]
2. Drives requiring Certificate of Destruction by the customer are placed in a separate plastic bin with the customer pickup sheet attached and then placed in a cage. Customer information is immediately entered into IMS. [Ref. Image 2]
3. All other drives are placed in a plastic bin labeled “to wipe” and placed in a locked cage. [Ref. Image 3]
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4. Those that are not SATA (PCI, SAS, other) or <80GB are sent to our hard drive destruction device to be destroyed. [Ref. Image 4 & 5]
5. SATA disks greater than or equal to 80GB are added to “To Wipe” bin in a locked cage. [Ref. Image 6]
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6. When ready to wipe the customers requesting data wipe/destruction are always done first. Pull the appropriate customer bin(s) and take into DBAN (Darik’s Boot and NUKE) office. Only take one customer at a time so they don’t get mixed together.
7. Boot up one or more computers depending on the quantity of drives to wipe. Each station (4 total) accommodates 4 drives at once.
8. Visual inspection: Drive checked for connection type and size.
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9. While booting into DBAN software, SATA cables attached to each drive.
10. When software’s ready, operator types in ” autonuke” to start the DBAN wiping process.
11. When the wipe is complete, the software will say green “succeeded” or red “fail”.
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12. Failed hard drives go to the hard drive destruction device to be destroyed.
13. Successful wipes go into “Completed Wipes” bin for bar-coding. [Ref. Image 7]
14. If a customer requested Certificate of Destruction a report is generated through the IMS.
15. Login into the IMS – r3ewaste.com/inventory – login with valid credentials – Master – Data Destruction – pull up customer then enter a Serial number, Manufacturer, Size and method of destruction (wiped or drilled) for each drive. When all of been entered hit Submit button to generate a report. [Ref. Image 8]
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All other wiped drives are input in the IMS, a barcode printed and taken into stock and placed in a locked cabinet in Online Sales Test/Repair office. [Ref. Image 9]
Don’t be a victim of identity theft or fraud, make sure your electronic & computer recycler is destroying your data effectively. If you’re interested in having your E-waste recycled responsibly, please contact us today!