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Enabling and disabling Automatic DriveLock hard drive protection, Managing Computer Setup passwords - notebook

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Enabling and disabling Automatic DriveLock hard drive protection When this option is enabled, the DriveLock passwords will be automatically generated and set in the drive, and protected by the TPM embedded security chip. NOTE: The automatically generated passwords will not be set in the drive until the computer is restarted and you successfully type the TPM embedded security password at the password prompt. The option to enable Automatic DriveLock is available only if the computer has a TPM security chip installed and initialized and no DriveLock passwords are enabled. For instructions on how to enable and initialize the TPM security chip, refer to "Enabling the embedded security chip on page 28," and "Initializing the embedded security chip on page 29." NOTE: If you have already manually set DriveLock passwords on the computer, you must first disable them before you can set Automatic DriveLock protection. To enable or disable Automatic DriveLock protection: 1. Select Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security Manager. 2. In the left pane, click BIOS Configuration. 3. Type your Computer Setup administrator password at the BIOS administrator password prompt, and then click OK. 4. In the left pane, click Security. 5. Under Embedded Security, click Enable next to Automatic DriveLock Support. NOTE: To disable automatic DriveLock protection for Embedded Security, click Disable. 6. Click Apply, and then click OK in the HP ProtectTools window. Managing Computer Setup passwords You can use BIOS Configuration to set and change the power-on and setup passwords in Computer Setup, and also to manage various password settings. CAUTION: The passwords you set through the "Passwords" page in BIOS Configuration are saved immediately upon clicking the Apply or OK button in the HP ProtectTools window. Be sure that you remember what password you have set, because you will not be able to undo a password setting without supplying the previous password. The power-on password can protect your notebook from unauthorized use. NOTE: After you have set a power-on password, the Set button on the "Passwords" page is replaced by a Change button. The Computer Setup password protects the configuration settings and system identification information in Computer Setup. After this password is set, it must be used to access Computer Setup. If you have set a setup password, you will be prompted for the password before opening the BIOS Configuration portion of HP ProtectTools. ENWW Advanced tasks 49

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Enabling and disabling Automatic DriveLock hard drive protection
When this option is enabled, the DriveLock passwords will be automatically generated and set in the
drive, and protected by the TPM embedded security chip.
NOTE:
The automatically generated passwords will not be set in the drive until the computer
is restarted and you successfully type the TPM embedded security password at the password
prompt.
The option to enable Automatic DriveLock is available only if the computer has a TPM security chip
installed and initialized and no DriveLock passwords are enabled. For instructions on how to enable and
initialize the TPM security chip, refer to “
Enabling the embedded security chip
on page
28
,” and
“
Initializing the embedded security chip
on page
29
.”
NOTE:
If you have already manually set DriveLock passwords on the computer, you must first
disable them before you can set Automatic DriveLock protection.
To enable or disable Automatic DriveLock protection:
1.
Select
Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security Manager
.
2.
In the left pane, click
BIOS Configuration
.
3.
Type your Computer Setup administrator password at the BIOS administrator password prompt,
and then click
OK
.
4.
In the left pane, click
Security
.
5.
Under
Embedded Security
, click
Enable
next to
Automatic DriveLock Support
.
NOTE:
To disable automatic DriveLock protection for Embedded Security, click
Disable
.
6.
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
in the HP ProtectTools window.
Managing Computer Setup passwords
You can use BIOS Configuration to set and change the power-on and setup passwords in Computer
Setup, and also to manage various password settings.
CAUTION:
The passwords you set through the “Passwords” page in BIOS Configuration are
saved immediately upon clicking the
Apply
or
OK
button in the HP ProtectTools window. Be sure
that you remember what password you have set, because you will not be able to undo a password
setting without supplying the previous password.
The power-on password can protect your notebook from unauthorized use.
NOTE:
After you have set a power-on password, the Set button on the “Passwords” page is
replaced by a Change button.
The Computer Setup password protects the configuration settings and system identification information
in Computer Setup. After this password is set, it must be used to access Computer Setup. If you have
set a setup password, you will be prompted for the password before opening the BIOS Configuration
portion of HP ProtectTools.
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