Edit Shredding Data Pattern window

Use the Edit Shredding Data Pattern window to configure the volume shredding settings, including number of overwrite passes and dummy data patterns.

Item	Description
Data Pattern	Type of data pattern: default data pattern or custom. Default Pattern(00-FF-00): Three passes with the following dummy data patterns: "00" for the first pass, "FF" for the second pass, and "00" for the third pass. Data Pattern(User Setting): Selected to define the number of passes and the data pattern for each pass.
Random Data	Volume Shredder selects a 4-digit hexadecimal number at random to be used as the dummy data pattern for the pass.
Define Data	Enter a hexadecimal number (from 0 to FFFF) to be used as the dummy data for the user-defined pass.
Add	Adds the user-defined data pattern to the Data Pattern(User Setting) table. This button is available only when you select Data Pattern(User Setting) for the Data pattern type.

Data Pattern (User Setting) table in the Edit Shredding Data Pattern window

Item	Description
Pass Number	Order of the overwrite pass.
Data Pattern	Dummy data pattern for the overwrite pass.
Clear	Clears the values (other than 00) in the bottom row of the Data Pattern(User Setting) table.