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Protect your data by encrypting your hard drive It is highly recommended that you use the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Setup Wizard to protect your data by encrypting your hard drive: 1. In the left pane, click the + icon to the left of Drive Encryption to display the available options. 2. Click Settings. 3. For software-encrypted drives, select the drive partitions to be encrypted. NOTE: This also applies to a mixed-drive scenario where one or more standard hard drives and one or more self-encrypting drives are present. - or - ▲ For hardware-encrypted drives, select the drive(s) to be encrypted. At least one drive must be selected. Displaying encryption status Users can display encryption status from HP ProtectTools Security Manager. NOTE: Administrators can change Drive Encryption status by using HP ProtectTools Administrative Console. 1. Open HP ProtectTools Security Manager. 2. Under My Data, click Drive Encryption. In a software encryption scenario, one of the following status codes is displayed under Drive Status: ● Enabled ● Disabled ● Not encrypted ● Encrypted ● Encrypting ● Decrypting In a hardware encryption scenario, the following status code is displayed under Drive Status: ● Encrypted If the hard drive is in the process of being encrypted or decrypted, a progress bar displays the percentage completed and the time remaining to complete the encryption or decryption. 48 Chapter 5 Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools (select models only)

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Protect your data by encrypting your hard drive
It is highly recommended that you use the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Setup Wizard to protect
your data by encrypting your hard drive:
1.
In the left pane, click the
+
icon to the left of
Drive Encryption
to display the available options.
2.
Click
Settings
.
3.
For software-encrypted drives, select the drive partitions to be encrypted.
NOTE:
This also applies to a mixed-drive scenario where one or more standard hard drives
and one or more self-encrypting drives are present.
– or –
For hardware-encrypted drives, select the drive(s) to be encrypted. At least one drive must be
selected.
Displaying encryption status
Users can display encryption status from HP ProtectTools Security Manager.
NOTE:
Administrators can change Drive Encryption status by using HP ProtectTools Administrative
Console.
1.
Open HP ProtectTools Security Manager.
2.
Under
My Data
, click
Drive Encryption
.
In a software encryption scenario, one of the following status codes is displayed under
Drive
Status
:
Enabled
Disabled
Not encrypted
Encrypted
Encrypting
Decrypting
In a hardware encryption scenario, the following status code is displayed under
Drive Status
:
Encrypted
If the hard drive is in the process of being encrypted or decrypted, a progress bar displays the
percentage completed and the time remaining to complete the encryption or decryption.
48
Chapter 5
Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools (select models only)