HP x2 1011 G1 (Windows 8.1) manual Setting a DriveLock password

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NOTE: A BIOS Administrator password must be set before you can access the DriveLock features.

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 or restart the computer, and then press esc or hold down the volume button while the “Hold the Volume Down button to enter the BIOS Startup Menu” message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

2.Press or tap f10 to enter Computer Setup.

3.Use a pointing device, arrow keys, or the touch screen to select Security > Hard Drive Tools > DriveLock, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

4.Click Set DriveLock Password (global).

5.Enter the BIOS Administrator password, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

6.Use a pointing device, arrow keys, or the touch screen to select the hard drive you want to protect, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

7.Read the warning. To continue, select YES.

8.When prompted, type a master password, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

9.When prompted, type the master password again to confirm, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

10.When prompted, type a user password, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

11.When prompted, type the user password again to confirm, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

12.To confirm DriveLock protection on the drive you have selected, type DriveLock in the confirmation field, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE: The DriveLock confirmation is case sensitive.

13.To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, click the Save icon in the lower-left corner of the screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

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Select Main > Save Changes and Exit, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts.

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