July 2013 9.3 Hard-Disk Organization 1699
Create and mount
the PLCE partition
1. To assign a password to the encrypted partition, proceed as follows:
While in the Programming and Editing operating mode, press the MOD key.
Enter the code number 807 667 to switch to the PLC operating mode.
Press the ADVANCED SETUP soft key.
Press the ENCRYPTED DRIVE soft key.
Press the Set Password button under Actions.
•In New Password: you enter a valid password for access to the encrypted
partition.
The password must be between 12 and 21 characters long. You can use
numbers and special characters, but do not use any umlauts. The
password is case sensitive.
• Repeat the selected password in Verification:
•In Store Password in you select whether the password is saved in the
SIK or in the OEM.SYS.
• Confirm your entry with the OK button.
The control confirms the password by displaying the message Password has
been set, and under State it shows where the password is stored.
2. To create an encrypted partition, proceed as follows:
Select the Drive tab.
Press the Create Drive button under Actions.
•In Size:, you enter the desired size for the encrypted partition [MB].
• Confirm your entry with the OK button.
The control confirms the creation of the PLCE: partition by displaying the
message Encrypted drive has been created and changes the status under
State to indicate that the partition has been created.
The right column beneath State shows that the partition exists, but that it is
not mounted.
3. To mount the encrypted partition, proceed as follows:
The newly created PLCE: partition must first be formatted:
To perform the formatting process, press the Format button and then press
the Apply button.
When entering the password, keep in mind that the password is case
sensitive.
HEIDENHAIN recommends storing the password in the SIK.