Understanding Drivelock - HP Compaq NC6000 Software Manual

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Understanding DriveLock

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CAUTION: If you forget the DriveLock user and DriveLock master
passwords, the hard drive is permanently unusable.
DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a
hard drive. After DriveLock protection is applied to a drive, a
password must be entered to access the drive. The drive must
be inserted into the notebook, not an optional Port Replicator or
external MultiBay, in order for it to be accessed by the DriveLock
passwords.
DriveLock involves a user password and a master password:
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A hard drive protected by DriveLock can be accessed with
either the user or the master password.
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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.
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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 a system administrator or the day-to-day
user.
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A user password and a master password can be the same
word.
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When you start the notebook from a hard drive protected with
DriveLock, and your power-on and DriveLock passwords are
identical, you will be prompted to enter only a power-on
password instead of both a power-on and a DriveLock password.
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