Composition of "GreenPepper PRO"

The erasing program of "Green Pepper PRO" consists of "Boot up Erase Program" that includes boot system (linux), and "Windows Erase Program" (gppro4.exe) that execute on Windows.
Windows erasure program (gppro4.exe) can be run on regular Windows (10, 11, etc.) or on WindowsPE. Erasing the Windows system drive (generally C:) and Secure Erase is only possible when run on WindowsPE.

In addition, as tools that run on Windows, there are "Startup Environment Creation Tool"(gpset4.exe) that creates the startup environment (bootable CD image, bootable USB flash drive) of "Boot up Erase Program", and "Utility for Administrators"(gputil4.exe) that collects various tools that assist the operation of "Green Pepper PRO".

Erase with "Boot up Erase Program"

Set and configure the boot environment for HDD, CD, and USB flash drive with Widows "Startup Environment Creation Tool"(gpset4.exe). And then boot the PC with created CD, USB flash drive, configured HDD. 

* Enables erasing all drives including the Windows system drive.
* Secure Erase and Sanitize processing possible.
* Built-in disk driver.
* Able to cancel ATA Secure Erase freezen state (supported PC only).

*For the first time use for evaluation purposes, create a CD-R using "cd_eval.iso"(iso9660 cd image file) and boot your PC.
To burn CD-R from CD image file, see "How to create a CD from an image file (iso9660)".

Erase with "Windows Erase Program" on WindowsPE

If you save gppro4.exe in the WindowsPE environment, you can erase it using menu operations.
By creating a "WindowsPE configuration file" using the Windows "Startup Environment Creation Tool"(gpset4.exe) and saving it in the same folder as gppro4.exe, you can specify automatic execution, processing methods, etc.

* Enables erasing all drives including the Windows system drive.
* Secure Erase and Sanitize processing possible.
* Customers must build the WindowsPE execution environment themselves.
   If there is a missing driver, it must be incorporated.
* Fully compatible with secure boot.

MEMO

Although there are some functional differences between the "Boot up Erase Program" and the "Windows Erase Program"(on WIndowsPE) , they have equivalent erase function. However, building a WindowsPE environment is technically a little difficult, and there are some areas where the "Boot up erase program" is superior in terms of functionality, so except in the following cases, the "Boot up erase program" is basically recommended. ・For disk interface that only support Windows (WindowsPE) drivers. ・When it is necessary to fully support secure boot.

Files included in the downloaded file

You can use the following programs, manuals, etc. by viewing with Explorer etc. in a Windows environment.

README.txt ・ ・ ・ Please read first. It can be displayed in Notepad.
release.txt ・ ・ ・ Product release note.
cd_eval.iso ・ ・ ・ Bootable CD image file for "Boot up erase program". For evaluation use only.                   

gppro4.exe ・ ・ ・ "Windows Erase Program"
gpset4.exe ・ ・ ・ "Startup Environment Creation Tool"
gputil4.exe ・ ・ ・ "Utility for Administrators"
* No installation process is required. You can click it directly to execute it.

gpdata.pac ・ ・ ・ Data file required by "Startup Environment Creation Tool" (network support,WiFi support)
gpdata.pac.net ・ ・ ・ Data file required by "Startup Environment Creation Tool" (network support,WiFi no-support)
gpdata.pac.nonet ・ ・ ・ Data file required by "Startup Environment Creation Tool" (network no-support,WiFi no-support)

gpdatahost.pac  ・ ・ ・ Data file for Network boot host. Required by "Startup Environment Creation Tool" when you create Network boot Host.

[64bit] folder
gppro4.exe ・ ・ ・ "Windows Erase Program" (64bit version)
gpset4.exe ・ ・ ・ "Startup Environment Creation Tool" (64bit version)
gputil4.exe ・ ・ ・ "Utility for Administrators" (64bit version)

[manual] folder
FirstStep.pdf ・ ・ ・ First step guide (PDF)
man_gppro.pdf ・ ・ ・ Manual (PDF version)
index.html ・ ・ ・ Manual (HTML version Menu)
* Other files/folders are html manual files

[other] folder
gpusbst4.exe ・ ・ ・"USB stick Boot configuration tool"(user privileges)
Other Documents, Tools

Details of each program

Erase Program

Description in this manual   Abstract Target Drive of Erase Execution environment   Where the execution log is saved Boot up Erase Program Boot from HDD/CD-ROM/USB flash drive Automatically recognizes SATA/NVMe/eMMC/SCSI /SAS/RAID cards, etc. and erases them. Secure erase/Sanitize erase can be executed. Can be run automatically  IDE/SATA/eMMC /NVMe/USB/SCSI /SAS/RAID Disk Drive. Includes Windows system drive. Erase program that includes boot up system (Linux OS) * The OS installed on the hard disk is irrelevant. 1. FD/USB-FD 2. USB flash drive 3. erased HDD 4. Network share (Windows/FTP) Windows Erase Program (gppro4.exe) [run on WindowsPE] Erase program executed on Windows PE OS. Secure erase/Sanitize erase can be executed. Can be run automatically  Drives that WindowsPE can recognize, including the system drive. Requires installation of the required disk interface driver. WindowsPE 1. FD/USB-FD 2. USB flash drive 3. erased HDD 4. Network share (Windows) [run on Windows] Erase program executed on Windows OS. Erase drives and partitions recognized by windows. Windows system drives cannot be erased. SATA, USB Drive, SCSI, Memory card, iSCSI, etc. Windows 1.  Clipboard (Copy/Paste) 2.  File 3.  erased HDD

Tool programs, data files

Description in this manual   Abstract Execution environment Boot up Erase Program/ Utility Utility menu, displayed by pressing ALT + F5 while executing "Boot up Erase Program", Erase program/Utility that includes boot up system (Linux OS) Startup Environment Creation Tool (gpset4.exe) Embedding the "Boot up Erase Program" into the hard disk, or set to USB flash drive, or create bootable CD-ROM image. Creating a configuration file when running (gppro4.exe) on WindowsPE. Windows Data for "Startup Environment Creation Tool" (gpdata.pac) Data file required for "Startup Environment Creation Tool"  "gpdata.pac" contains everything, including network and WiFi settings. Please use this basically. However, due to its large size, you can reduce the download time by using the following files instead. * When you use the network but do not need WiFi settings   "gpdata.pac.net" * When not using the network   "gpdata.pac.nonet" Please change the name to "gpdata.pac" and use it. Data  file for Network boot host (gpdatahost.pac) Data file required for "Startup Environment Creation Tool"  Required by "Startup Environment Creation Tool" when you create Network boot Host. Utilities for Administrator (gputil4.exe) Various utilities to support the operation of "GreenPepper PRO" Windows USB stick Boot configuration tool (gpusbst4.exe) Utility to configure bootable USB flash drive for "Boot up erase program". This program can be executed with user privileges and is useful for distributing USB flash drive boot environments within your company. Windows