Compaq M300 manual Using DriveLock, 11-6Securing the Computer

11-6Securing the Computer

Using DriveLock

CAUTION: If you forget both the DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password, the protected hard drive is permanently unusable.

■DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive. Once DriveLock protection is applied to a drive

❏A password must be entered to access the drive.

❏The drive can be accessed only when it is inserted in the computer hard drive bay.

■DriveLock involves two passwords, a user password and a master password.

❏A hard drive protected by DriveLock can be accessed with either the user or the master password.

❏DriveLock protection can be removed from a hard drive only with 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 a system administrator or the day-to-day user.

■The user and master password can be the same. A user or master password that is seven characters or less can be the same as any other password.

NOTE: When the computer is starting up from a hard drive protected with DriveLock, you will not be prompted for a power-on password if you enter a user or master password that is the same as the power-on password.

■A user or master password

❏Can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters and is not case sensitive.

❏Must be set and entered with the same keys. For example, a password set with keyboard number keys will not be recognized if entered with embedded keypad number keys.