Managing Blackarmor Security; Unlocking The Blackarmor Drive - Maxtor BlackArmor User Manual

Managing BlackArmor
BlackArmor™ security uses Government-grade AES encryption technology certified by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide the strongest hardware-
based, full disk encryption available for an external storage device. Your entire drive and all
the data stored on it are protected by a drive encryption key from unauthorized access.

Unlocking the BlackArmor Drive

Your BlackArmor drive locks automatically each time you disconnect it from a computer. You
can unlock it in either the Maxtor Manager application or the BlackArmor Manager application
when your drive is connected to a computer on which the Maxtor Manager software is not
installed.
For information on unlocking your drive in the BlackArmor Manager application, see Using
Note:
BlackArmor Manager.
To unlock your drive in the Maxtor Manager application,
Step 1: Click the Security icon in the Maxtor Manager window.
Unlocking the BlackArmor Drive
The Security window opens:
Figure 78: Security - Drive Locked
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