Security
Software Guide
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Understanding DriveLock
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CAUTION:
If you forget both the DriveLock user password and master
password, the protected hard drive is permanently unusable.
DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a
hard drive. After DriveLock protection is applied to a drive,
a password must be entered to access the drive and the drive can
be accessed only when it is inserted into the notebook.
DriveLock involves a user password and a master password:
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A hard drive protected by DriveLock can be accessed with
either the user or the master password.
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You can delete a user password or master password only by
removing DriveLock protection from the drive. DriveLock
protection can be removed from the drive only with the
master password.
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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.
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A user password and a master password can be the same
word.
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When you start the notebook from a hard drive protected with
DriveLock, and your power-on and DriveLock passwords are
identical, you will be prompted to enter a DriveLock password,
not a power-on password.
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