// // Copyright 2016 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. // ============================ Description ============================ WDSDCS 1.0.0.1 for Windows 32-bit WDSDCS 1.0.0.1 for Windows 64-bit WDSDCS 1.0.0.1 for Linux 32-bit WDSDCS 1.0.0.1 for Linux 64-bit WDSDCS 1.0.0.1 for DOS WDSDCS is command line tool that issues the ATA Sanitize Device Crypto Scramble Ext command to a specified device. WARNING! This command will modify all user data. Please use with caution. WORKS ONLY WITH HGST SATA HDDs ============================ Usage ============================ WDSDCS -d -f [-l] [-h|?] -d Device to trim -f Failure mode flag (0/1) -l List drives found -h | -? This help info ============================ Windows Quick Start ============================ 1) Extract all files from WDSDCS.ZIP. 2) Open a command prompt with administrative rights. 3) Run WDSDCS. ============================ Linux Quick Start ============================ 1) Extract all files from WDSDCS.zip. 2) Run WDSDCS with super user privilidge (sudo ./WDSDCS ). ============================ DOS Quick Start ============================ 1) Extract all files from WDSDCS.ZIP. 2) Run WDSDCS. ================================= Exit Code Description ================================= WDSDCS's exit code indicates whether the log was successfully retrieved. The exit code values are shown below: 0 Successful 1 Device not found 2 Sanitize device crypto scrample not supported 3 Sanitize device currently running 4 Drive error reported 127 Out of memory ============================ System Requirements ============================ Windows ------- * Windows XP or later * CPU x86 or x64 Linux ----- * Kernel version 2.6 (minimum) * CPU x86 or x64 DOS --- * CPU x86 or x64