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SECURING THE COMPUTER, Security Features Quick Reference, If You Forget a Password

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6 chapter SECURING THE COMPUTER Security Features Quick Reference To Protect Against This Risk Use This Security Feature Unauthorized use of the computer Power-on password, with or without Quick Controls Unauthorized access to the Computer Setup (administrator) Setup and Compaq Computer password* Security utilities Unauthorized access to the contents DriveLock of a hard drive Unauthorized use of a drive or port Device disabling Unauthorized access to the processor System information serial number and other system management identification information Unauthorized removal of the computer Security cable slot *This password is called a setup password in Computer Setup and an administrator password in Compaq Computer Security. If You Forget a Password s If you forget your power-on or setup (administrator) password, refer to "Worldwide Telephone Numbers" in Appendix A to contact a Compaq authorized service provider. s If you forget both your user and master DriveLock passwords, the hard drive is permanently unusable. s If you forget your DriveLock user password but know your DriveLock master password, you can remove DriveLock protection from the drive. For instructions, refer to "Using DriveLock" in this chapter. Securing the Computer 6-1

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Securing the Computer
6-1
chapter
6
S
ECURING THE
C
OMPUTER
Security Features Quick Reference
To Protect Against This Risk
Use This Security Feature
Unauthorized use of the computer
Power-on password, with or
without Quick Controls
Unauthorized access to the Computer
Setup and Compaq Computer
Security utilities
Setup (administrator)
password*
Unauthorized access to the contents
of a hard drive
DriveLock
Unauthorized use of a drive or port
Device disabling
Unauthorized access to the processor
serial number and other system
identification information
System information
management
Unauthorized removal of the computer
Security cable slot
*This password is called a
setup
password in Computer Setup and an
administrator
password in Compaq Computer Security.
If You Forget a Password
If you forget your power-on or setup (administrator)
password, refer to “Worldwide Telephone Numbers” in
Appendix A to contact a Compaq authorized service provider.
If you forget both your user and master DriveLock passwords,
the hard drive is permanently unusable.
If you forget your DriveLock user password but know your
DriveLock master password, you can remove DriveLock
protection from the drive. For instructions, refer to
“Using DriveLock” in this chapter.