Compaq 285558-001 - Manual (Page 50)

Security
Software Guide 3–7
Entering a Compaq Administrator Password
At the Computer Setup prompt, type your password using the
same keys you used to set the password, then press
enter. After
3 unsuccessful attempts to enter the Compaq administrator
password, you must restart the notebook and try again.
Using DriveLock
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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 and the drive can be
accessed only when it is inserted into the notebook.
DriveLock involves 2 passwords: 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.