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4. Use the left or right arrow key to select the Security menu, then
use the up or down arrow key to select Setup Password. Press
Enter, enter and confirm a new setup password, and press F10 to
accept.
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Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters typed do not
appear on the screen.
5. In the Security menu, use the up or down arrow key to select
Embedded Security Device, then press
Enter.
6. If the selection in the dialog box is Embedded Security
Device–Disable, use the left or right arrow key to change it to
Embedded Security Device–Enable.
7. Press
F10 to accept the changes to the Embedded Security
configuration.
8. To save your preferences and exit Computer Setup, press
F10 to
go to Save Changes and Exit. Press
Enter, then press F10 to
confirm.
Initializing the Embedded Security Chip
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In most cases, the IT System Administrator initializes the Embedded
Security chip.
1. Right-click the HP ProtectTools icon in the system tray, then
left-click Embedded Security Initialization.
The HP ProtectTools Embedded Security Initialization
Wizard appears.
2. Click Next.
3. Type and confirm a Take Ownership password, then click Next.
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Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters typed do not
appear on the screen.
4. Click Next to accept the default Recovery archive location.
5. Type and confirm an Emergency Recovery Token password, then
click Next.