5ABOUT THE DL3™The DataLocker DL3™ has a minimum power requirement of 5 Volts and 1A ofcurrent that is drawn from the USB port. The DataLocker DL3™ utilizes 256-bit AESencryption operating in XTS mode to fully encrypt your drive’s contents. TheDataLocker DL3 FE™ (FIPS Edition) has FIPS validated components and twoindependent crypto processors. Data undergoes two passes of 256-bit AESencryption – the first pass being in XTS mode, the second pass in FIPS 140-2validated CBC mode – before it is stored on the hard driveThe DataLocker DL3™ comespreformatted with WindowsNTFS file system. All major filesystems are supported (HFS,NTFS, EXT, FAT).If you require a different filesystem, please consult youroperating system for initializationand formatting instructions.For more information on initializing and formatting your DL3™, skip to page 27.