Setting The Hood Sensor Protection Level; Hood Lock (Smart Cover Lock); Locking The Solenoid Lock; Unlocking The Solenoid Lock - HP Xw4550 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM Technical Reference Manual

Setting the hood sensor protection level

1. Power on or restart the workstation.
2. As soon as the workstation is powered on, press and hold the
Setup (F10) Utility. Press
NOTE:
and press and hold the
3. Select Security>Smart Cover>Cover Removal Sensor, and follow the onscreen instructions.
4. Before exiting, select File>Save Changes and Exit.

Hood lock (smart cover lock)

The hood lock is a solenoid that secures the workstation access cover to the chassis. It is controlled by
a password in the BIOS. When installed, the hood lock can prevent unauthorized access to the internal
components.
CAUTION:
password prevents unauthorized access to the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.

Locking the solenoid lock

1. Power on or restart the workstation.
2. As soon as the workstation is powered on, press and hold the F10 key until you enter Computer
Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
NOTE:
and press and hold the F10 key again to access the utility. If you are using a PS2 keyboard, you
might see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. Select Security>Smart Cover>Cover Lock>Lock.
4. Select Fire>Save Changes and Exit.

Unlocking the solenoid lock

1. Power on or restart the workstation.
2. As soon as the workstation is powered on, press and hold the F10 key until you enter Computer
Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
NOTE:
and press and hold the F10 key again to access the utility. If you are using a PS2 keyboard, you
might see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. Select Security>Smart Cover>Cover Lock>Unlock.
4. Select Fire>Save Changes and Exit.

Using a FailSafe key

If you enable the hood lock, your will need a FailSafe Key in order to open the workstation side access
panel under the following conditions:
●
Power outage
●
Startup failure
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Enter
If you do not press the
F10 key again to access the utility.
For maximum cover lock security, be sure to establish a setup password. The setup
If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation
If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer
F10 key until you enter the Computer
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