BIOS Setup Utility
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Hard Disk Security Submenu
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The Hard Disk Security Submenu allows you to enable or disable the Primary Master device. To access this
submenu, select Hard Disk Security from the Security menu.
Table 2-12. Hard Disk Security Submenu Options
Option
Settings
Description
Primary Master:
Disabled
Enabled
When this feature is enabled, the hard disk is locked
with the password. If the hard disk is locked, it cannot
be read on any but the original system or in a system
with an identical password.
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Hard Disk Security
Primary Master:
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
The feature is disabled.
[Enabled]
The hard disk is locked
with the password.
Data in the locked disk
cannot be read on any
systems other than the
original system on
which it is locked or
systems that have the
identical password
setting.
