HP encourages system administrators to set a master password whether they plan to enable DriveLock
or not. This gives the administrator the ability to modify DriveLock settings if the drive is locked in the
future. After the master password is set, the system administrator can enable DriveLock or leave it
disabled.
If a locked hard drive is present, POST requires a password to unlock the device. If a power-on password
is set and it matches the device’s user password, POST does not prompt the user to re-enter the
password. Otherwise, the user is prompted to enter a DriveLock password.
For a cold boot, use the master or user password. For a warm boot, enter the same password used to
unlock the drive during the preceding cold-boot.
Users have two attempts to enter a correct password. During cold boot, if neither attempt succeeds,
POST continues but the drive remains inaccessible. During a warm boot or restart from Windows, if
neither attempt succeeds, POST halts and the user is instructed to cycle power.
To enable and set the DriveLock user password:
1. Power on or restart the workstation.
2. As soon as the workstation is powered on, press and hold F10 until you enter the Computer Setup
(F10) Utility.
Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation, and then press
and hold F10 again to access the utility.
If you are using a PS2 keyboard, you might see a keyboard error message. Disregard it.
3. Select Security>DriveLock Security.
4. For each DriveLock-capable drive, select a drive by pressing F10 to accept.
5. Under Enable/Disable DriveLock options, select Enable, and then press F10 to enable DriveLock
for a particular drive.
CAUTION: Forgetting the DriveLock password renders the drive unusable.
6. Enter a new user password, and then press the F10 key to accept.
This password can be 1 to 32 characters.
7. Enter the password again in the Enter New Password Again field.
If you forget this password, the drive is rendered permanently disabled.
8. Select File>Save Changes and Exit, and then press F10.
After you press F10, the system performs a cold-boot before invoking the DriveLock function.
You can also use this process to set the DriveLock master password by selecting Master in Step
5.
When the workstation starts, you are prompted to enter the DriveLock password for each DriveLock-
capable drive that you set a password. You have two attempts to enter the password correctly. If the
password is not entered correctly, the workstation attempts to boot anyway. However, the boot process
most likely fails because data from a locked drive cannot be accessed.
In a single drive workstation, if the drive has DriveLock enabled, the workstation might not be able to
boot to the operating system, and might try to boot from the network or from another storage device
(depending on the boot ordering options). Regardless of the outcome of the boot attempts, the drive-
locked drive remains inaccessible without the DriveLock password.
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