NIST SP 800-88 Rev 1
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NIST SP 800-88 Rev 1 MS-CLEAR-2: Clear for ATA Hard Disk Drives

What does MS-CLEAR-2 require?

For ATA HDDs, Clear is achieved by overwriting all user-addressable locations with a fixed pattern (e.g., binary zeros). A single overwrite pass is sufficient on modern drives.

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