HP 620 Notebook PC User Guide - Windows XP - Page 113

Setting a DriveLock password, Security, DriveLock Password, New password, Verify new password

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Setting a DriveLock password To set a DriveLock password in Computer Setup, follow these steps: 1. Turn on the computer, and then press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. 2. Press f10 to enter BIOS Setup. 3. Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select Security > DriveLock Password, and then press enter. 4. Use a pointing device to click the hard drive you want to protect. - or - Use the arrow keys to select the hard drive you want to protect, and then press enter. 5. Read the warning. To continue, select YES. 6. Type your master password in the New password and Verify new password fields, and then press enter. 7. Type your user password in the New password and Verify new password fields, and then press enter. 8. To confirm DriveLock protection on the drive you have selected, type DriveLock in the confirmation field, and then press enter. NOTE: The DriveLock confirmation is case sensitive. 9. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, click the Save icon in the lower-left corner of the screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions. - or - Use the arrow keys to select File > Save Changes and Exit, and then press enter. Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts. Entering a DriveLock password Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the computer (not into an optional docking device or external MultiBay). At the DriveLock Password prompt, type your user or master password (using the same kind of keys you used to set the password), and then press enter. After two incorrect attempts to enter the password, you must shut down the computer and try again. Changing a DriveLock password To change a DriveLock password in Computer Setup, follow these steps: 1. Turn on the computer, and then press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. 2. Press f10 to enter BIOS Setup. Using passwords 101

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Setting a DriveLock password
To set a DriveLock password in Computer Setup, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on the computer, and then press
esc
while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message
is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2.
Press
f10
to enter BIOS Setup.
3.
Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select
Security
>
DriveLock Password
, and then press
enter
.
4.
Use a pointing device to click the hard drive you want to protect.
– or –
Use the arrow keys to select the hard drive you want to protect, and then press
enter
.
5.
Read the warning. To continue, select
YES
.
6.
Type your master password in the
New password
and
Verify new password
fields, and then
press
enter
.
7.
Type your user password in the
New password
and
Verify new password
fields, and then press
enter
.
8.
To confirm DriveLock protection on the drive you have selected, type
DriveLock
in the
confirmation field, and then press
enter
.
NOTE:
The DriveLock confirmation is case sensitive.
9.
To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, click the
Save
icon in the lower-left corner of the
screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
Use the arrow keys to select
File
>
Save Changes and Exit
, and then press
enter
.
Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts.
Entering a DriveLock password
Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the computer (not into an optional docking device or external
MultiBay).
At the
DriveLock Password
prompt, type your user or master password (using the same kind of keys
you used to set the password), and then press
enter
.
After two incorrect attempts to enter the password, you must shut down the computer and try again.
Changing a DriveLock password
To change a DriveLock password in Computer Setup, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on the computer, and then press
esc
while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message
is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2.
Press
f10
to enter BIOS Setup.
Using passwords
101