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Deactivating Drive Encryption, Back up Drive Encryption keys
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Hardware encryption 1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Security and Protection, and then click HP ProtectTools Administrative Console. 2. In the left pane, click the + icon to the left of Security to display the available options. 3. Click Features. 4. Select the Drive Encryption check box, and then click Next. 5. If the Use hardware drive encryption check box is available at the bottom of the screen, be sure that it is selected. If the check box is cleared or if it is not available, software encryption is applied. For more information, see Activating Drive Encryption for standard hard drives on page 54. 6. Under Drives to be encrypted, select the check box for the hard drive that you want to encrypt, and then click Next. NOTE: If only one drive is shown, the drive check box is automatically selected and grayed out. If more than one drive is shown, disk 0 will also be automatically selected and grayed out but the option to select further hard drives for hardware encryption is made available. The Next button is not available until at least one drive has been selected. 7. To back up the encryption key, insert the storage device into the appropriate slot. NOTE: To save the encryption key, you must use a USB storage device with the FAT32 or FAT16 format. A USB memory stick, Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card, or MultiMedia Card (MMC) may be used for backup. 8. Under Back up Drive Encryption keys, select the check box for the storage device where the encryption key will be saved. 9. Click Apply. NOTE: You are prompted to restart the computer. Drive Encryption pre-boot will be displayed, requiring authentication before Windows will start. Drive Encryption has been activated. Encryption of the drive might take several minutes. See the HP ProtectTools Security Manager software Help for more information. Deactivating Drive Encryption Administrators can use the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Setup Wizard to deactivate Drive Encryption. See the HP ProtectTools Security Manager software Help for more information. ▲ Follow the on-screen instructions until the Enable security features page is displayed, and then continue with step 3 below. - or - 1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Security and Protection, and then click HP ProtectTools Administrative Console. 2. In the left pane, click the + icon to the left of Security to display the available options. 56 Chapter 6 Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools (select models only)