diff --git a/devices/surface/images/dataeraser-arch.png b/devices/surface/images/dataeraser-arch.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..07eb456002 Binary files /dev/null and b/devices/surface/images/dataeraser-arch.png differ diff --git a/devices/surface/microsoft-surface-data-eraser.md b/devices/surface/microsoft-surface-data-eraser.md index 0fe84fc0b1..a835026b8b 100644 --- a/devices/surface/microsoft-surface-data-eraser.md +++ b/devices/surface/microsoft-surface-data-eraser.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ author: dansimp ms.author: dansimp ms.topic: article ms.audience: itpro -ms.date: 02/06/2020 +ms.date: 02/20/2020 --- # Microsoft Surface Data Eraser @@ -85,31 +85,33 @@ After the creation tool is installed, follow these steps to create a Microsoft S 2. Click **Build** to begin the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB creation process. - >[!NOTE] - >For Surface Pro X devices, select **ARM64**. for other Surface devices, select **x64**. - 3. Click **Start** to acknowledge that you have a USB stick of at least 4 GB connected, as shown in Figure 1. ![Start the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool](images/dataeraser-start-tool.png "Start the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool") *Figure 1. Start the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser tool* +4. Choose **x64** for most Surface devices or **ARM64** for Surface Pro X from the **Architecture Selection** page, as shown in Figure 2. Select **Continue**. -4. Select the USB drive of your choice from the **USB Thumb Drive Selection** page as shown in Figure 2, and then click **Start** to begin the USB creation process. The drive you select will be formatted and any existing data on this drive will be lost. + ![Architecture selection](images/dataeraser-arch.png "Architecture Selection")
+ *Figure 2. Select device architecture* + + +4. Select the USB drive of your choice from the **USB Thumb Drive Selection** page as shown in Figure 3, and then click **Start** to begin the USB creation process. The drive you select will be formatted and any existing data on this drive will be lost. >[!NOTE] >If the Start button is disabled, check that your removable drive has a total capacity of at least 4 GB. ![USB thumb drive selection](images/dataeraser-usb-selection.png "USB thumb drive selection") - *Figure 2. USB thumb drive selection* + *Figure 3. USB thumb drive selection* 5. After the creation process is finished, the USB drive has been formatted and all binaries are copied to the USB drive. Click **Success**. -6. When the **Congratulations** screen is displayed, you can eject and remove the thumb drive. This thumb drive is now ready to be inserted into a Surface device, booted from, and wipe any data on the device. Click **Complete** to finish the USB creation process, as shown in Figure 3. +6. When the **Congratulations** screen is displayed, you can eject and remove the thumb drive. This thumb drive is now ready to be inserted into a Surface device, booted from, and wipe any data on the device. Click **Complete** to finish the USB creation process, as shown in Figure 4. ![Surface Data Eraser USB creation process](images/dataeraser-complete-process.png "Surface Data Eraser USB creation process") - *Figure 3. Complete the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB creation process* + *Figure 4. Complete the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB creation process* 7. Click **X** to close Microsoft Surface Data Eraser. @@ -133,11 +135,11 @@ After you create a Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick, you can boot a suppo >[!NOTE] >If your device does not boot to USB using these steps, you may need to turn on the **Enable Alternate Boot Sequence** option in Surface UEFI. You can read more about Surface UEFI boot configuration in [Manage Surface UEFI Settings](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/surface/manage-surface-uefi-settings). -3. When the Surface device boots, a **SoftwareLicenseTerms** text file is displayed, as shown in Figure 4. +3. When the Surface device boots, a **SoftwareLicenseTerms** text file is displayed, as shown in Figure 5. ![Booting the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick](images/data-eraser-3.png "Booting the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick") - *Figure 4. Booting the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick* + *Figure 5. Booting the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick* 4. Read the software license terms, and then close the Notepad file. @@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ After you create a Microsoft Surface Data Eraser USB stick, you can boot a suppo ![Partition to be erased is displayed](images/sda-fig5-erase.png "Partition to be erased is displayed") - *Figure 5. Partition to be erased is displayed in Microsoft Surface Data Eraser* + *Figure 6. Partition to be erased is displayed in Microsoft Surface Data Eraser* 7. If you pressed **Y** in step 6, due to the destructive nature of the data erasure process, an additional dialog box is displayed to confirm your choice.