6.7.3 Secure Erase Pattern
If the drive or controller Sanitize Lock is in the freeze state, then all the Sanitize Erase patterns will not be listed when you click on the Secure Erase ribbon icon in the physical device ribbon group.
Only three secure erases can be performed.
If the drive and controller Sanitize Lock is in Anti-Freeze or None states, then the Sanitize Erase pattern will be listed.
Note: When you perform the Sanitize Erase operation, it sets the
controller Sanitize Lock to freeze, and reboots the system, the drive will
remember the percentage completion for the Sanitize Secure Erase after the
reboot. The freeze state will be applied only after the Sanitize Erase is
completed and the sanitize erase operation cannot be stopped.