Setting a drivelock password – HP EliteBook 840 G3 User Manual

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Managing a Computer Setup DriveLock password (select products only)

CAUTION:

To prevent a DriveLock-protected hard drive from becoming permanently unusable, record the

DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password in a safe place away from your computer. If you

forget both DriveLock passwords, the hard drive will be permanently locked and can no longer be used.

DriveLock protection prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive. DriveLock can be applied

only to the internal hard drive(s) of the computer. After DriveLock protection is applied to a drive, a password

must be entered to access the drive. The drive must be inserted into the computer or an advanced port

replicator in order for it to be accessed by the DriveLock passwords.
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:

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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.

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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 either a system administrator or the day-to-day user.

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The user password and the master password can be identical.

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

drive.

NOTE:

For select products, a BIOS administrator password must be set before you can access the

DriveLock features.

Setting a DriveLock password

To set a DriveLock password in Computer Setup, follow these steps:

Start Computer Setup.
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Computers or tablets with keyboards:

Turn off the computer.

Press the power button, and when the HP logo appears, press

f10

to enter Computer Setup.

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Tablets without keyboards:

Turn off the tablet.

Press the power button in combination with the volume down button until the Startup menu

is displayed, and then tap F10 to enter Computer Setup.

Select Security, make the selection for Hard Drive Utilities or Hard Drive Tools (select products only),

select DriveLock, and then press

enter

NOTE:

For select products, you may be required to set a DriveLock password and enter the BIOS

administrator password.

Select the hard drive you want to protect, and then press

enter

Select Set DriveLock Master Password or Set DriveLock Password (select products only), and then

press

enter

Carefully read the warning.

Follow the on-screen instructions to set a DriveLock password.

To exit Computer Setup, select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then select Yes.

Chapter 7 Security