HP Evo n1000v Compaq Evo Notebook N1000 Series Software Guides Software Guide - Page 50
Entering a Compaq Administrator Password, Using DriveLock
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Security Entering a Compaq Administrator Password At the Computer Setup prompt, type your password using the same keys you used to set the password, then press enter. After 3 unsuccessful attempts to enter the Compaq administrator password, you must restart the notebook and try again. Using DriveLock Ä CAUTION: If you forget both the DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password, the protected hard drive is permanently unusable. DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive. Once DriveLock protection is applied to a drive, a password must be entered to access the drive and the drive can be accessed only when it is inserted into the notebook. DriveLock involves 2 passwords: a user password and a master password: I A hard drive protected by DriveLock can be accessed with either the user or the master password. I You can delete a user password or master password only by removing DriveLock protection from the drive. DriveLock protection can be removed from the drive only with the master password. I The owner of the user password should be the day-to-day user of the protected hard drive. The owner of the master password may be a system administrator or the day-to-day user. Software Guide 3-7