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Entering a Compaq Administrator Password, Using DriveLock

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Security Entering a Compaq Administrator Password At the Computer Setup prompt, type your password using the same keys you used to set the password, then press enter. After 3 unsuccessful attempts to enter the Compaq administrator password, you must restart the notebook and try again. Using DriveLock Ä CAUTION: If you forget both the DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password, the protected hard drive is permanently unusable. DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive. Once 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 2 passwords: 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. Software Guide 3-7

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Security
Software Guide
3–7
Entering a Compaq Administrator Password
At the Computer Setup prompt, type your password using the
same keys you used to set the password, then press
enter.
After
3 unsuccessful attempts to enter the Compaq administrator
password, you must restart the notebook and try again.
Using DriveLock
Ä
CAUTION:
If you forget both the DriveLock user password and the
DriveLock master password, the protected hard drive is
permanently unusable.
DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard
drive. Once 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 2 passwords: 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.