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Setup procedures, Enabling the embedded security chip in Computer Setup

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Setup procedures CAUTION: To reduce security risk, it is highly recommended that your IT administrator immediately initialize the embedded security chip. Failure to initialize the embedded security chip could result in an unauthorized user, a computer worm, or a virus taking ownership of the computer and gaining control over the owner tasks, such as handling the emergency recovery archive, and configuring user access settings. Follow the steps in the following 2 sections to enable and initialize the embedded security chip. Enabling the embedded security chip in Computer Setup The embedded security chip can be enabled in the Quick Initialization Wizard or in the Computer Setup utility as described below. This procedure cannot be performed in BIOS Configuration for HP ProtectTools. To enable the embedded security chip in Computer Setup: 1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing F10 while the "F10 = ROM Based Setup" message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2. If you have not set an administrator password, use the arrow keys to select Security, select Setup password, and then press Enter. 3. Type your password in the New password and Verify new password boxes, and then press F10. 4. In the Security menu, use the arrow keys to select TPM Embedded Security, and then press Enter. 5. Under Embedded Security, if the device is hidden, select Available. 6. Select Embedded security device state and change to Enable. 7. Press F10 to accept the changes to the Embedded Security configuration. 8. To save your preferences and exit Computer Setup, use the arrow keys to select File, and click Save Changes and Exit. Then follow the on-screen instructions. Installing Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools To install Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools: 1. Click Start, click All Programs, and click Install Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools. 2. Accept the UAC warning. 3. Click Next, then enter User Name & Organization name if appropriate. 4. Click Next, click Install, and click Finish when complete. 5. Select Yes or No for the reboot request. 54 Chapter 9 Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools ENWW

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Setup procedures
CAUTION:
To reduce security risk, it is highly recommended that your IT administrator immediately
initialize the embedded security chip. Failure to initialize the embedded security chip could result in an
unauthorized user, a computer worm, or a virus taking ownership of the computer and gaining control
over the owner tasks, such as handling the emergency recovery archive, and configuring user access
settings.
Follow the steps in the following 2 sections to enable and initialize the embedded security chip.
Enabling the embedded security chip in Computer Setup
The embedded security chip can be enabled in the Quick Initialization Wizard or in the Computer Setup
utility as described below. This procedure cannot be performed in BIOS Configuration for
HP ProtectTools.
To enable the embedded security chip in Computer Setup:
1.
Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing
F10
while the
“F10 = ROM Based Setup” message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2.
If you have not set an administrator password, use the arrow keys to select
Security
, select
Setup
password
, and then press
Enter
.
3.
Type your password in the
New password
and
Verify new password
boxes, and then press
F10
.
4.
In the
Security
menu, use the arrow keys to select
TPM Embedded Security
, and then press
Enter
.
5.
Under
Embedded Security
, if the device is hidden, select
Available
.
6.
Select
Embedded security device state
and change to
Enable
.
7.
Press
F10
to accept the changes to the Embedded Security configuration.
8.
To save your preferences and exit Computer Setup, use the arrow keys to select
File
, and click
Save Changes and Exit
. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
Installing Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools
To install Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools:
1.
Click
Start
, click
All Programs
, and click
Install Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools
.
2.
Accept
the UAC warning.
3.
Click
Next
, then enter User Name & Organization name if appropriate.
4.
Click
Next
, click
Install
, and click
Finish
when complete.
5.
Select
Yes
or
No
for the reboot request.
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Chapter 9
Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools
ENWW