Using Computer Setup Drivelock; Setting A Drivelock Password - HP EliteBook User Manual

Using Computer Setup DriveLock

CAUTION:
record the DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password in a safe place away from your
computer. If you forget both DriveLock passwords, the hard drive will be permanently locked and can
no longer be used.
DriveLock protection prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive. DriveLock can be
applied only to the internal hard drive(s) of the computer. After DriveLock protection is applied to a drive,
a password must be entered to access the drive. The drive must be inserted into the computer or an
advanced port replicator in order for it to be accessed by the DriveLock passwords.
To apply DriveLock protection to an internal hard drive, a user password and a master password must
be set in Computer Setup. Note the following considerations about using DriveLock protection:
●
After DriveLock protection is applied to a hard drive, the hard drive can be accessed only by entering
either the user password or the master password.
● The owner of the user password should be the day-to-day user of the protected hard drive. The
owner of the master password may be either a system administrator or the day-to-day user.
●
The user password and the master password can be identical.
● You can delete a user password or master password only by removing DriveLock protection from
the drive. DriveLock protection can be removed from the drive only with the master password.

Setting a DriveLock password

To set a DriveLock password in Computer Setup, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the computer, and then press
is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2. Press f10
3. Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select Security > DriveLock Passwords, and then
press enter.
4. Use a pointing device to click the hard drive you want to protect.
– or –
Use the arrow keys to select the hard drive you want to protect, and then press enter.
5. Read the warning. To continue, select YES.
6. When prompted, type a master password, and then press enter.
7. When prompted, type the master password again to confirm, and then press enter.
8. When prompted, type a user password, and then press enter.
9. When prompted, type the user password again to confirm, and then press enter.
10. To confirm DriveLock protection on the drive you have selected, type DriveLock in the
confirmation field, and then press enter.
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To prevent the DriveLock-protected hard drive from becoming permanently unusable,
to enter BIOS Setup.
esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message