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Selecting manual DriveLock, Setting a DriveLock master password, Security, Hard Drive Utilities

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Selecting manual DriveLock To manually apply DriveLock protection to an internal hard drive, you must set a master password, and DriveLock must be enabled in Computer Setup. IMPORTANT: To prevent a DriveLock-protected hard drive from becoming permanently unusable, record the DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password in a safe place away from your computer. If you forget both DriveLock passwords, the hard drive will be permanently locked and can no longer be used. Note the following considerations about using DriveLock protection: ● After DriveLock protection is applied to a hard drive, you can access the hard drive only by entering either the DriveLock user password or the master password. ● The owner of the DriveLock user password should be the day-to-day user of the protected hard drive. The owner of the DriveLock master password may be either a system administrator or the day-to-day user. ● The DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password can be identical. Setting a DriveLock master password To set a DriveLock master password, follow these steps. 1. Start Computer Setup. ● Computers or tablets with keyboards: a. Turn off the computer. b. Press the power button, and when the HP logo appears, press f10 to enter Computer Setup. ● Tablets without keyboards: a. Turn off the tablet. b. Press the power button in combination with the volume down button until the Startup menu is displayed, and then tap f10 to enter Computer Setup. 2. Select Security, make the selection for Hard Drive Utilities, select DriveLock/Automatic DriveLock, and then press enter. 3. Select the hard drive you want to protect, and then press enter. 4. Select Set DriveLock Master Password, and then press enter. 5. Carefully read the warning. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to set a DriveLock master password. NOTE: You can enable DriveLock and set a DriveLock user password before exiting from Computer Setup. For more information, see Enabling DriveLock and setting a DriveLock user password on page 53. 7. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then select Yes. NOTE: If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press enter. 52 Chapter 7 Security

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Selecting manual DriveLock
To manually apply DriveLock protection to an internal hard drive, you must set a master password, and
DriveLock must be enabled in Computer Setup.
IMPORTANT:
To prevent a DriveLock-protected hard drive from becoming permanently unusable, record the
DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password in a safe place away from your computer. If
you forget both DriveLock passwords, the hard drive will be permanently locked and can no longer be used.
Note the following considerations about using DriveLock protection:
●
After DriveLock protection is applied to a hard drive, you can access the hard drive only by entering either
the DriveLock user password or the master password.
●
The owner of the DriveLock user password should be the day-to-day user of the protected hard drive. The
owner of the DriveLock master password may be either a system administrator or the day-to-day user.
●
The DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password can be identical.
Setting a DriveLock master password
To set a DriveLock master password, follow these steps.
1.
Start Computer Setup.
●
Computers or tablets with keyboards:
a.
Turn off the computer.
b.
Press the power button, and when the HP logo appears, press
f10
to enter Computer Setup.
●
Tablets without keyboards:
a.
Turn off the tablet.
b.
Press the power button in combination with the volume down button until the Startup menu is
displayed, and then tap
f10
to enter Computer Setup.
2.
Select
Security
, make the selection for
Hard Drive Utilities
, select
DriveLock/Automatic DriveLock
, and
then press
enter
.
3.
Select the hard drive you want to protect, and then press
enter
.
4.
Select
Set DriveLock Master Password
, and then press
enter
.
5.
Carefully read the warning.
6.
Follow the on-screen instructions to set a DriveLock master password.
NOTE:
You can enable DriveLock and set a DriveLock user password before exiting from Computer
Setup. For more information, see
Enabling DriveLock and setting a DriveLock user password
on page
53
.
7.
To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select
Main
, select
Save Changes and Exit
, and then
select
Yes
.
NOTE:
If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press
enter
.
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Chapter 7
Security