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Understanding DriveLock

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Security Understanding DriveLock Ä CAUTION: If you forget both the DriveLock user password and master password, the protected hard drive is permanently unusable. DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive. After DriveLock protection is applied to a drive, a password must be entered to access the drive and the drive can be accessed only when it is inserted into the notebook. DriveLock involves a user password and a master password: ■ A hard drive protected by DriveLock can be accessed with either the user or the master password. ■ You can delete a user password or master password only by removing DriveLock protection from the drive. DriveLock protection can be removed from the drive only with the master password. ■ The owner of the user password should be the day-to-day user of the protected hard drive. The owner of the master password may be a system administrator or the day-to-day user. ■ A user password and a master password can be the same word. ✎ When you start the notebook from a hard drive protected with DriveLock, and your power-on and DriveLock passwords are identical, you will be prompted to enter a DriveLock password, not a power-on password. Software Guide 2-7

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Security
Software Guide
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Understanding DriveLock
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CAUTION:
If you forget both the DriveLock user password and master
password, the protected hard drive is permanently unusable.
DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a
hard drive. After DriveLock protection is applied to a drive,
a password must be entered to access the drive and the drive can
be accessed only when it is inserted into the notebook.
DriveLock involves a user password and a master password:
A hard drive protected by DriveLock can be accessed with
either the user or the master password.
You can delete a user password or master password only by
removing DriveLock protection from the drive. DriveLock
protection can be removed from the drive only with the
master password.
The owner of the user password should be the day-to-day
user of the protected hard drive. The owner of the
master password may be a system administrator or the
day-to-day user.
A user password and a master password can be the same
word.
When you start the notebook from a hard drive protected with
DriveLock, and your power-on and DriveLock passwords are
identical, you will be prompted to enter a DriveLock password,
not a power-on password.