Initialize And Format The Secure Hard Drive After A Complete Reset - Lenovo ThinkPad User Manual

Initialize and format the secure hard drive after a complete reset

A complete reset of the secure hard drive will erase all information and partition settings on the secure hard
drive. You need to set up the administrator password and then initialize and format the secure hard drive
after a complete reset. See "Set up the administrator password" on page 7 for more information.
To initialize and format the secure hard drive, do the following:
For the Windows 7 operating system:
1. After a complete reset, connect the secure hard drive to your computer.
2. Input the administrator password, and then press
automatically installs all the USB device drivers for the secure hard drive.
3. Depending on your Start mode, click Start.
4. Right-click My Computer or Computer, and then click Manage. The Computer Management window
opens.
5. In the Computer Management window, click Disk Management. The Disk Management window opens,
and the secure hard drive is recognized as an unknown device that is uninitialized and unallocated.
6. The Initial Disk window opens, click OK with default MBR partition.
Notes: If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window does not open, do the following:
a. Right-click Unknown Disk, and then select Initialize Disk.
b. In the Initialize Disk window, click OK.
7. Right-click your mouse in the blank area of the unallocated device section, and then select New Simple
Volume. The Welcome to the New Simple Volume window opens.
8. Click Next ➙ Next ➙ Next.
9. Input a name for the volume label and select Perform a quick format. Then, click Next.
10. Click Finish. Wait until the format process completes. The secure hard drive will be recognized and it will
be ready for use.
For the Windows 10 operating system:
1. After a complete reset, connect the secure hard drive to your computer.
2. Input the administrator password, and then press
automatically installs all the USB device drivers for the secure hard drive.
3. From the desktop screen, open the Start menu, and then click Disk Management. The Initialize Disk
windows opens.
4. Click MBR(Master Boot Record) ➙ OK.
5. Right-click your mouse in the blank area of the unallocated device section, and then select New Simple
Volume.
6. Click OK ➙ OK ➙ OK ➙ OK ➙ Finish with default settings. Wait until the format process completes.
The secure hard drive will be recognized and it will be ready for use.
to enter user mode. The operating system
to enter user mode. The operating system
Chapter 3
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Use the secure hard drive
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