Northern Micro Spirit Q370-AS, User Manual

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Warning of Potential Data Loss
Take precautions to mitigate the chance of data loss. Data encrypted by any program utilizing
the Trusted Platform Module ( TPM ) may become inaccessible or unrecoverable if any of the
following occurs:
Lost Password: Loss of any of the passwords associated with the TPM will render
encrypted data inaccessible. No password recovery is available.
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Hard Drive Failure: In the event of a failure of a hard disk (or other storage media)
that contains encrypted data, an image of the hard disk (or other storage media) must
be restored from backup before access to encrypted data may become available. The
owner/user should backup the system hard disk on a regular basis.
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Motherboard Failure: In the event of a platform failure and/or replacement of the
motherboard, recovery procedures may allow migratable keys to be recovered and may
restore access to encrypted data. All non-migratable keys and their associated data will
be lost.
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Loss of Trusted Platform Module Ownership: Trusted Platform Module
Ownership/contents may be cleared (via a BIOS switch) to allow for the transfer of a
system to a new owner. If TPM ownership is cleared, either intentionally or in error,
recovery procedures may allow the migratable keys to be recovered and may restore
access to encrypted data
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