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title: "I used the Blancco Drive Eraser and after the erasure my computer boots up to a black screen."
canonical: "https://support.blancco.com/space/KB/11633389/I%20used%20the%20Blancco%20Drive%20Eraser%20and%20after%20the%20erasure%20my%20computer%20boots%20up%20to%20a%20black%20screen."
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<span style="color: #4c5156">Running Blancco Drive Eraser erases the computer's hard drive(s) and leaves no data behind. If you want to your computer to "an operational state", a new operating system has to be installed.</span>