Compaq Armada 7800 - Establishing Drivelock Protection

Security Features 13-13
Writer: Carey Gregg Saved by: Rebecca Wiggins Saved date: 02/06/98 9:53 AM
Part Number: 314932-001 File name: Ch13.doc
Establishing DriveLock Protection
CAUTION:
Forgetting or losing both the user and master passwords
will render the protected hard drive permanently unusable. Record
your master password and keep it in a secure location physically
separate from your computer. In the event you lose the user
password, the master password can be used to unlock a protected
hard drive and reset the user password.
To establish DriveLock protection:
1
Run Computer Setup.
2
Click the System Features icon
Æ
Security Management
box
Æ
DriveLock tab.
3
In the Current Drive section, select either Armada hard drive
bay or Armada MultiBay.
4
In the Drive Protection section, click Set to establish
DriveLock protection for the selected hard drive.
5
Read the warning message. If you wish to continue, click OK.
6
In the Set User Password section, enter your new user
password. (You may use up to 32 alphanumeric characters,
and you may use the same password you are using for the
power-on password.)
NOTE:
Type carefully because the password does not display
as you type it.
7 Enter the user password again to verify it.
8 Click OK.
9
In the Set Master Password section, enter your new master
password. (You may use up to 32 alphanumeric characters,
and you may use the same password you are using for the
power-on password.)
NOTE:
Type carefully because the password does not display
as you type it.
10
Enter the master password again to verify it.
11
Click OK.
12
Read the warning message. If you want to establish
DriveLock, type
“
DriveLock
”
at the prompt.
13
Click OK.
The changes will take place when Computer Setup has been exited
normally. You will be prompted to enter your user password the
next time you boot your computer using that hard drive.