Personal Computer Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Notice
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Getting Started
- Taking a Look at the Computer
- Using the Keyboard
- Managing Power
- Upgrading Your Computer
- Mobile Expansion Unit (available on select models)
- Using an Internal Modem (available on select models
- Using PC Cards
- Using Audio Features
- Using the Infrared Port
- Securing the Computer
- Intelligent Manageability
- Maintenance, Shipping, and and Travel
- Configuration and Diagnostic Utilities
- Troubleshooting
- Compaq Customer Support
- Regulatory Notices
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Specifications
- Index
11-6 Securing the Computer
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Using DriveLock
CAUTION: If you forget both the DriveLock user password and
the DriveLock master password, the protected hard drive is
permanently unusable.
■ DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive.
Once DriveLock protection is applied to a drive
❏ A password must be entered to access the drive.
❏ The drive can be accessed only when it is inserted in the computer
hard drive bay.
■ DriveLock involves two passwords, a user password and a master
password.
❏ A hard drive protected by DriveLock can be accessed with either the
user or the master password.
❏ DriveLock protection can be removed from a hard drive only with
the master password.
❏ 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 a system administrator or
the day-to-day user.
■ The user and master password can be the same. A user or master
password that is seven characters or less can be the same as any other
password.
NOTE: When the computer is starting up from a hard drive protected with
DriveLock, you will not be prompted for a power-on password if you enter a
user or master password that is the same as the power-on password.
■ A user or master password
❏ Can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters and is not case sensitive.
❏ Must be set and entered with the same keys. For example, a
password set with keyboard number keys will not be recognized if
entered with embedded keypad number keys.