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Entering a DriveLock password (select products only), Using antivirus software

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Entering a DriveLock password (select products only) Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the tablet (not into an optional docking device or external MultiBay). At the DriveLock Password prompt, type your user or master password (using the same kind of keys you used to set the password), and then press enter. After three incorrect attempts to enter the password, you must shut down the tablet and try again. Changing a DriveLock password (select products only) To change a DriveLock password in Computer Setup, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the tablet. 2. Press the power button. 3. At the DriveLock Password prompt, type the current DriveLock user password or master password that you are changing, press enter, and then press or tap f10 to enter Computer Setup. 4. Select Security, select Hard Drive Utilities or Hard Drive Tools (select products only), select DriveLock, and then press enter. NOTE: For select products, you may be required to enter the BIOS Administrator password and select Set DriveLock Password. 5. Select the hard drive you want to manage, and then press enter. 6. Make the selection to change the password, and then follow the on-screen prompts to enter passwords. NOTE: The Change DriveLock Master Password option is visible only if the master password was provided at the DriveLock Password prompt in step 3. 7. To exit Computer Setup, select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Using antivirus software When you use the tablet to access e-mail, a network, or the Internet, you potentially expose it to computer viruses. Viruses can disable the operating system, programs, or utilities, or cause them to function abnormally. Antivirus software can detect most viruses, destroy them, and, in most cases, repair any damage they have caused. To provide ongoing protection against newly discovered viruses, antivirus software must be kept up to date. Windows Defender is preinstalled. It is strongly recommended that you continue to use an antivirus program in order to fully protect your tablet. For more information about viruses, access the HP Support Assistant. Using firewall software Firewalls are designed to prevent unauthorized access to a system or network. A firewall can be a software program you install on your tablet and/or network, or it can be a solution made up of both hardware and software. 44 Chapter 8 Security

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Entering a DriveLock password (select products only)
Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the tablet (not into an optional docking device or external
MultiBay).
At the
DriveLock Password
prompt, type your user or master password (using the same kind of keys you used
to set the password), and then press
enter
.
After three incorrect attempts to enter the password, you must shut down the tablet and try again.
Changing a DriveLock password (select products only)
To change a DriveLock password in Computer Setup, follow these steps:
1.
Turn
off
the tablet.
2.
Press the power button.
3.
At the
DriveLock Password
prompt, type the current DriveLock user password or master password that
you are changing, press
enter
, and then press or tap
f10
to enter Computer Setup.
4.
Select
Security
, select
Hard Drive Utilities
or
Hard Drive Tools
(select products only), select
DriveLock
,
and then press
enter
.
NOTE:
For select products, you may be required to enter the BIOS Administrator password and select
Set DriveLock Password
.
5.
Select the hard drive you want to manage, and then press
enter
.
6.
Make the selection to change the password, and then follow the on-screen prompts to enter passwords.
NOTE:
The
Change DriveLock Master Password
option is visible only if the master password was
provided at the DriveLock Password prompt in step 3.
7.
To exit Computer Setup, select
Main
, select
Save Changes and Exit
, and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
Using antivirus software
When you use the tablet to access e-mail, a network, or the Internet, you potentially expose it to computer
viruses. Viruses can disable the operating system, programs, or utilities, or cause them to function
abnormally.
Antivirus software can detect most viruses, destroy them, and, in most cases, repair any damage they have
caused. To provide ongoing protection against newly discovered viruses, antivirus software must be kept up
to date.
Windows Defender is preinstalled. It is strongly recommended that you continue to use an antivirus program
in order to fully protect your tablet.
For more information about viruses, access the HP Support Assistant.
Using
firewall
software
Firewalls are designed to prevent unauthorized access to a system or network. A
firewall
can be a software
program you install on your tablet and/or network, or it can be a solution made up of both hardware and
software.
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Chapter 8
Security