Security Menu - HP MINI 5103 Maintenance And Service Manual

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Security menu

NOTE:
Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer.
Select
Setup BIOS Administrator Password
Password Policy (requires a BIOS administrator password)
HP SpareKey
Always Prompt for HP SpareKey Enrollment
Fingerprint Reset on Reboot (If Present)
Change Password
HP SpareKey Enrollment
DriveLock Passwords
Automatic DriveLock
TPM Embedded Security
Disk Sanitizer
System IDs
To do this
Set up a BIOS administrator password.
Revise password policy criteria.
Enable/disable HP SpareKey (enabled by default).
Enable/disable HP SpareKey enrollment (enabled by
default).
Reset/clear the fingerprint reader ownership (select models
only; disabled by default).
Enter, change, or delete a BIOS administrator password.
Enroll or reset HP SpareKey, which is a set of security
questions and answers used if you forget your password.
Enable/disable DriveLock on any computer hard drive
(enabled by default).
Change a DriveLock user password or master
password.
NOTE:
DriveLock settings are accessible only when you
enter Computer Setup by turning on (not restarting) the
computer.
Enable/disable Automatic DriveLock support.
Enable/disable support for Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Embedded Security, which protects the computer from
unauthorized access to owner functions available in
Embedded Security for ProtectTools. For more information,
refer to the ProtectTools software Help.
NOTE:
You must have a setup password to change this
setting.
Run Disk Sanitizer to destroy all existing data on the primary
hard drive or the drive in the upgrade bay.
CAUTION:
If you run Disk Sanitizer, the data on the
selected drive is destroyed permanently.
Enter a user-defined computer asset tracking number and
ownership tag.
Computer Setup in Windows Vista®
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