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Security Menu - HP 500 - Notebook PC User Manual

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Security menu

Select
Setup password
Power-On password
Password options
DriveLock passwords
Smart Card security
TPM Embedded Security
System IDs
Disk Sanitizer
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Chapter 3
Computer Setup menus
To Do This
Enter, change, or delete a setup password.
Enter, change, or delete a power-on password.
Enable/disable stringent security.
Enable/disable password requirement on
computer restart.
Enable/disable DriveLock on any computer hard
drive and optional MultiBay hard drives.
Change a DriveLock user or master password.
NOTE
DriveLock settings are accessible
only when you enter Computer Setup by
turning on (not restarting) the computer.
Enable/disable support for smart card and Java™
Card power-on authentication.
NOTE
Power-on authentication for smart
cards is supported only on computers with
optional smart card readers.
Enable/disable support for TPM (Trusted Platform
Module) Embedded Security, which protects the
computer from unauthorized access to owner
functions in Embedded Security for ProtectTools. For
more information, refer to the ProtectTools Security
Manager Reference Guide located in the Help and
Support Center, or refer to Credential Manager for
ProtectTools online Help.
Enter user-defined computer asset and ownership
tag.
Run Disk Sanitizer to destroy all existing data on the
primary hard drive. The following options are
available:
Fast: Runs the Disk Sanitizer erase cycle once.
Optimum: Runs the Disk Sanitizer erase cycle 3
times.
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.
ENWW

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