Compaq M300 manual Protecting a Hard Drive with DriveLock, 11-7

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■You can delete a user or master password only by removing DriveLock protection from the drive.

Protecting a Hard Drive with DriveLock

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

1.Ensure that the hard drive is inserted into the computer hard drive bay.

2.Turn on the computer, then press F10 when the blinking cursor appears upper-right on the screen.

■To change the language, press F2.

■For navigation instructions, press F1.

NOTE: If you open Computer Setup from a Windows restart, DriveLock settings are not accessible.

3.Select Security⊕DriveLock passwords, then press Enter.

4.Select the location of the hard drive, then press F10.

5.Toggle the Protection field to Enable.

6.Read the Warning. To continue, press F10.

7.Type a user password in the New Password field and in the Verify New Password field, then press F10.

8.Type a master password in the New password field and in the Verify New Password field, then press F10.

9.To confirm DriveLock protection on the drive you have selected, type DriveLock in the confirmation field, then press F10.

10.To save your DriveLock settings, then close Computer Setup and restart the computer, select File⊕Save Changes and Exit, then press Enter.

11.When you are prompted to confirm your action, press F10.