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Security menu NOTE: Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer. Select Setup Password Power-On Password Password Options DriveLock Passwords Smart Card Security TPM Embedded Security System IDs Disk Sanitizer 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. ● 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. Enable/disable support for smart card and Java™ Card poweron authentication. NOTE: Power-on authentication for smart cards is supported only on computers with optional smart card readers. NOTE: You must have a setup password to change this setting. Enable/disable support for TPM (Trusted Platform Module) Embedded Security, which protects the computer from unauthorized access to owner functions available in Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools. For more information, refer to the HP ProtectTools software Help. NOTE: You must have a setup password to change this setting. 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. ● Last status: Provides information about the last time Disk Santizer ran on the computer. CAUTION: If you run Disk Sanitizer, the data on the primary hard drive is destroyed permanently. Security menu 5

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Security menu
NOTE:
Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer.
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.
●
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.
Smart Card Security
Enable/disable support for smart card and Java™ Card power-
on authentication.
NOTE:
Power-on authentication for smart cards is supported
only on computers with optional smart card readers.
NOTE:
You must have a setup password to change this
setting.
TPM Embedded Security
Enable/disable support for TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Embedded Security, which protects the computer from
unauthorized access to owner functions available in
Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools. For more
information, refer to the HP ProtectTools software Help.
NOTE:
You must have a setup password to change this
setting.
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.
●
Last status: Provides information about the last time Disk
Santizer ran on the computer.
CAUTION:
If you run Disk Sanitizer, the data on the primary
hard drive is destroyed permanently.
Security menu
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