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Security menu NOTE: Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer or your operating system. Select Setup Password Password Options DriveLock Passwords System IDs Disk Sanitizer To do this Enter, change, or delete a setup password. ● Enable/disable stringent security. ● Enable/disable the password requirement on computer restart. ● Enable/disable DriveLock on any computer hard drive. ● Enter, change, or disable DriveLock on an optional MultiBay hard drive. NOTE: DriveLock settings are accessible only when you enter Computer Setup by turning on (not restarting) the computer. Enter a 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. Diagnostics menu NOTE: Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer or your operating system. Select HDD Self-Test Options Memory Check 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. Computer Setup in Linux 119

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Security menu
NOTE:
Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer or your
operating system.
Select
To do this
Setup Password
Enter, change, or delete a setup password.
Password Options
Enable/disable stringent security.
Enable/disable the password requirement on computer
restart.
DriveLock Passwords
Enable/disable DriveLock on any computer hard drive.
Enter, change, or disable DriveLock on an optional
MultiBay hard drive.
NOTE:
DriveLock settings are accessible only when you
enter Computer Setup by turning on (not restarting) the
computer.
System IDs
Enter a 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
NOTE:
Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer or your
operating system.
Select
To do this
HDD 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.
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