Protecting A Hard Drive With Drivelock - Compaq 285558-001 Software Manual

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A user password and a master password:
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Protecting a Hard Drive with DriveLock

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CAUTION: If you forget both the DriveLock user password and the
DriveLock master password, the protected hard drive is
permanently unusable.
To access the DriveLock settings in Computer Setup, you must
shut down, then turn on the notebook to access Computer Setup.
If you open Computer Setup from a Windows restart, DriveLock
settings are not accessible.
1. To verify that the notebook is off and not in Hibernation,
briefly press the power button. If your work returns to the
screen, shut down the notebook.
2. To open Computer Setup, turn on (do not restart) the
notebook. Press
message is displayed in the lower left of the screen.
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3. Use the arrow keys to select the Security menu > DriveLock
passwords, then press
4. Select the location of the hard drive, then press
5. Toggle the Protection field to Enable.
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Can be the same as any other password.
If you use the same password for both a power-on
password and a DriveLock password, you are prompted
for the DriveLock password, but not the power-on
password, when the notebook starts up from the protected
hard drive.
Can be any combination of up to 32 letters, numbers, and
slashes (/) and are not case sensitive.
F10
To change the language, press
For navigation instructions, press
while the F10 = ROM Based Setup
enter.
F2.
F1.
F10.
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