Security Menu; Diagnostics Menu - HP Compaq Presario,Presario CQ42-121 Maintenance And Service Manual

Security menu

NOTE: Some of the menu items listed in this section may not be supported by your computer.
Select
Setup Password
Power-On Password
Password Options
DriveLock Passwords
System IDs
Disk Sanitizer

Diagnostics menu

Select
HDD Self-Test Options
Memory Check
ENWW
To do this
Enter, change, or delete a setup password.
Enter, change, or delete a power-on password.
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Enable/disable stringent security.
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Enable/disable the password requirement on computer
restart.
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Enable/disable DriveLock on any computer hard drive.
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Enter, change, or disable DriveLock on an optional
MultiBay hard drive.
NOTE: DriveLock settings are accessible only when you
enter Computer Setup by turning on (not restarting) the
computer.
Enter a user-defined computer asset tracking number and
ownership tag.
Run Disk Sanitizer to destroy all existing data on the primary
hard drive. The following options are available:
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Fast: Runs the Disk Sanitizer erase cycle once.
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Optimum: Runs the Disk Sanitizer erase cycle 3 times.
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Custom: Allows you to select the desired number of
Disk Sanitizer erase cycles from a list.
CAUTION: If you run Disk Sanitizer, the data on the
primary hard drive is destroyed permanently.
To do this
Run a comprehensive self-test on any hard drive in the
system or on any optional MultiBay hard drive.
Run a comprehensive check on system memory.
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