HP ProBook 4525s HP ProtectTools User Guide - Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windo - Page 48
Protect your data by encrypting your hard drive, Displaying encryption status, Security Manager Setup
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NOTE: If the Windows administrator has enabled Pre-boot Security in the HP ProtectTools Security Manager, you will log on to the computer immediately after the computer is turned on, rather than at the Drive Encryption logon screen. 1. Click your user name, and then type your Windows password or Java™ Card PIN, or swipe a registered finger. 2. Click OK. NOTE: If you use a recovery key to log on at the Drive Encryption logon screen, you will also be prompted to select your Windows user name and type your password at the Windows logon screen. Protect your data by encrypting your hard drive Use the HP ProtectTools Setup Wizard to protect your data by encrypting your hard drive: 1. In Security Manager, click Getting Started, and then click the Security Manager Setup icon. A demonstration that describes the Security Manager features starts. (You can also start Security Manager from the Drive Encryption page.) 2. In the left pane, click Drive Encryption, and then click Encryption Management. 3. Click Change Encryption. 4. Select the drive or drives to be encrypted. NOTE: It is highly recommended that you encrypt the hard drive. Displaying encryption status Users can display encryption status from HP ProtectTools Security Manager. NOTE: Changes to drive encryption status must be made by using the HP ProtectTools Administrative Console. 1. Open HP ProtectTools Security Manager. 2. Under My Data, click Encryption Status. If Drive Encryption is active, the drive status displays one of the following status codes: ● Active ● Inactive ● Not encrypted ● Encrypted ● Encrypting ● Decrypting If the hard drive is in the process of being encrypted or decrypted, a progress bar idisplays the percentage completed and the time remaining to complete the encryption or decryption. 40 Chapter 8 Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools (select models only)