HP nx8220 Hardware and Software Guide - Page 175

Entering a DriveLock Password, Requiring a DriveLock Password at Restart

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Security Entering a DriveLock Password 1. Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the notebook (not into an optional docking device or external MultiBay). 2. When prompted for a DriveLock password, type your user or master password (using the same kind of keys you used to set the password), and then press enter. ✎ After two incorrect attempts to enter the password, you must restart the notebook and try again. Requiring a DriveLock Password at Restart You can require that a DriveLock password be entered each time the notebook is restarted. Enable and disable this feature in Computer Setup. 1. Shut down the notebook. If you are not sure whether the notebook is off or in hibernation, turn the notebook on by pressing the power/standby button, and then shut down the notebook through the operating system. 2. Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the notebook (not into an optional docking device or external MultiBay). 3. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the notebook. Press f10 while the "F10 = ROM Based Setup" message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen. ❏ To change the language, press f2. ❏ For navigation instructions, press f1. 12-14 Hardware and Software Guide

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Security
Entering a DriveLock Password
1. Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the notebook
(not into an optional docking device or external MultiBay).
2. When prompted for a DriveLock password, type your user
or master password (using the same kind of keys you used
to set the password), and then press
enter.
After two incorrect attempts to enter the password, you must
restart the notebook and try again.
Requiring a DriveLock Password at Restart
You can require that a DriveLock password be entered each
time the notebook is restarted. Enable and disable this feature
in Computer Setup.
1. Shut down the notebook. If you are not sure whether the
notebook is off or in hibernation, turn the notebook on by
pressing the power/standby button, and then shut down the
notebook through the operating system.
2. Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the notebook
(not into an optional docking device or external MultiBay).
3. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the
notebook. Press
f10
while the “F10 = ROM Based Setup”
message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
To change the language, press
f2.
For navigation instructions, press
f1.