HP 550 HP 550 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 91

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Security menu Select Setup password Power-On password Password options DriveLock passwords System IDs Disk Sanitizer Diagnostics menu Select Hard Drive Self-Test options Memory Check Startup Check (select models only) To do this Enter, change, or delete a setup password. Enter, change, or delete a power-on password. ● Enable/disable stringent security. ● Enable/disable password requirement on computer restart. ● Enable/disable DriveLock on any computer hard drive and on optional MultiBay hard drives. ● Change a DriveLock user password or master password. NOTE: DriveLock settings are accessible only when you enter Computer Setup by turning on (not restarting) the computer. Enter user-defined computer asset tracking number and ownership tag. Run Disk Sanitizer to destroy all existing data on the primary hard drive. The following options are available: ● Fast: Runs the Disk Sanitizer erase cycle once. ● Optimum: Runs the Disk Sanitizer erase cycle 3 times. ● Custom: Allows you to select the desired number of Disk Sanitizer erase cycles from a list. CAUTION: If you run Disk Sanitizer, the data on the primary hard drive is destroyed permanently. To do this Run a comprehensive self-test on any hard drive in the system or on any optional MultiBay hard drive. Run a comprehensive check on system memory. Verify the system components needed for starting the computer. Computer Setup menus 83

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Security menu
Select
To do this
Setup password
Enter, change, or delete a setup password.
Power-On password
Enter, change, or delete a power-on password.
Password options
●
Enable/disable stringent security.
●
Enable/disable password requirement on computer
restart.
DriveLock passwords
●
Enable/disable DriveLock on any computer hard drive
and on optional MultiBay hard drives.
●
Change a DriveLock user password or master password.
NOTE:
DriveLock settings are accessible only when you
enter Computer Setup by turning on (not restarting) the
computer.
System IDs
Enter user-defined computer asset tracking number and
ownership tag.
Disk Sanitizer
Run Disk Sanitizer to destroy all existing data on the primary
hard drive. The following options are available:
●
Fast: Runs the Disk Sanitizer erase cycle once.
●
Optimum: Runs the Disk Sanitizer erase cycle 3 times.
●
Custom: Allows you to select the desired number of Disk
Sanitizer erase cycles from a list.
CAUTION:
If you run Disk Sanitizer, the data on the primary
hard drive is destroyed permanently.
Diagnostics menu
Select
To do this
Hard Drive Self-Test options
Run a comprehensive self-test on any hard drive in the system
or on any optional MultiBay hard drive.
Memory Check
Run a comprehensive check on system memory.
Startup Check (select models only)
Verify the system components needed for starting the
computer.
Computer Setup menus
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