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18.10.5 Security Locked
The hard disk is locked if it was not unlocked with the valid password.
18.10.6 Security Frozen
If
Yes
is displayed
,
then a hard disk user password cannot be set up, changed or deleted. To change the security frozen status to
No
,
the
system must have been shut down before the BIOS
Setup is called. Only then can a hard disk user password be set up, changed or deleted.
18.10.7 HDD User Password Status
Shows whether a hard disk user password was allocated or not.
18.10.8 HDD Master Password Status
Shows whether a hard disk master password was allocated or not.
18.10.9 Set User Password
The hard disk user password protects the hard disk(s) from unauthorized access. Booting the operating system from the hard disk or accessing
the data on the hard disk can only be carried out by those people who know the hard disk user password
.
The hard disk user password can
be up to 32 characters long. The settings become effective immediately and also remain so
,
regardless of
how you later end the BIOS Setup.
The hard disk user password is requested during the POST
.
If you press the Enter key
,
a window will open in which you can assign the
hard disk user password. Enter a character string to define the
password. If you
confirm an empty password field, the password will be deleted.
18.10.10 Set Master Password
If a hard disk user password has been forgotten, it can be deleted using the hard disk master password. This option is only available if an
incorrect hard disk user password has been
entered three times when the system is booting during POST
.
The hard disk master password for
your hard disk can be obtained from the hard disk vendor but only if the particular HDD-ID is provided together with a valid proof of purchase.
