Setup guide

In a software encryption scenario, the drive encryption status is displayed as one of the following
for each hard drive or hard drive partition:
● Not encrypted
● Encrypted
● Encrypting
●
Decrypting
In a hardware encryption scenario, the drive encryption status is displayed as one of the
following
●
Not encrypted
●
Encrypted
If the hard drive is in the process of being encrypted or decrypted, a progress bar displays the
percentage completed and the time remaining to complete the encryption or decryption.
Advanced tasks
Managing Drive Encryption (administrator task)
Administrators can use the Settings page under Drive Encryption to view and change the status of
Drive Encryption (enabled, disabled, or hardware encryption was activated) and to view the
encryption status of all of the hard drives on the computer.
NOTE: Only additional hard drives can be selected or deselected for hardware encryption on the
Drive Encryption Settings page.
● If the status is Disabled, Drive Encryption has not yet been activated by the Windows
administrator and is not protecting the hard drive. Use the HP ProtectTools Security Manager
Setup Wizard to activate Drive Encryption.
●
If the status is Enabled, Drive Encryption has been activated and configured. The drive is in one
of the following states:
Software encryption
◦
Not encrypted
◦ Encrypted
◦ Encrypting
◦ Decrypting
Hardware encryption
◦
Encrypted
◦ Not encrypted (for additional drives)
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