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HDDkey – user manual  

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HDDkey

The KEY for your undisturbed sleep...

user manual

WARNING!

HDDKEY is intended to be used with hard drives ONLY!  
DO NOT try to connect it to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. 
Connecting  the  HDDKEY  to  a  device  other  than  the 
HARD DRIVE can damage the HDDKEY!
There can be only one HDDKEY controlled hard drive on 
one IDE cable!
Do NOT connect any IEEE-1394 FireWire devices and do 
NOT connect your key token to the FireWire port!

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Страница 1: ...e used with hard drives ONLY DO NOT try to connect it to your CD ROM or DVD ROM Connecting the HDDKEY to a device other than the HARD DRIVE can damage the HDDKEY There can be only one HDDKEY controlled hard drive on one IDE cable Do NOT connect any IEEE 1394 FireWire devices and do NOT connect your key token to the FireWire port ...

Страница 2: ...Master drive encrypted with slave DVD recorder 6 Image 6 6 3 Connecting the KEY token 6 Image 7 7 Image 8 7 Image 9 Key tokens 7 4 Preparing drives 8 5 More HDDKEY devices and only one secret key token 8 The 6pin header socket 9 SPECIFICATION 10 10 pin secret key header on the HDDKEY controller board 10 Power supply socket on the HDDKEY controller board 10 IEEE 1394 FireWire female socket on the c...

Страница 3: ...gth and use your old key tokens to access your data Your key tokens need to be connected only for booting the computer You can disconnect them right after your operating system was loaded Remember to recon nect them before rebooting or starting the computer HDDKEY uses the 93C46 standard serial EEPROM memory integrated circuit as your security key The 93C46 must be configured in the 16 bit mode of...

Страница 4: ...ELKOM www elkom com tw 4 HDDkey user manual INSTALLATION 1 Installation Overview HDDKEY is an operating system independent and does not require any software drivers ...

Страница 5: ...ot connect two HDDKEY encrypted hard drives to the same IDE controller The drive controlled by HDDKEY is fully encrypted However the drive that is positioned in front of the HDDKEY stores only clear text and is therefore an unencrypted drive Encrypted and non encrypted text may be exchanged by simply dragging and dropping files You can use one HDDKEY en crypted disk and the CD DVD drive in the sam...

Страница 6: ...the image below Image 4 Slave drive encrypted with master DVD recorder Image 5 Master drive encrypted with slave DVD recorder Image 6 Your secret KEY number is stored in the small external memory device called the secret key token The user is advised to hide one small memory device token in a safe and secret repository and use only one secret key token at a time ...

Страница 7: ...our computer s cabinet to the pins on the HDDKEY as follows Image 7 The FireWire type connector widely used on motherboards The pin number ONE is marked on the top of the printed circuit board of the HDDKEY Connect a cable from your computer s cabinet to the pins on the HDDKEY as follows Image 8 Until your secret key token is in your hands then your hard disk is securefrom intruders and thieves Im...

Страница 8: ...ypt or convert your old system installation to the encrypted vol ume Of course if you don t have sensitive data on your disc you don t need to wipe it at all In gen eral it is up to the user how he handles his sensitive or not sensitive data You must decide 3 Attach the HDDKEY to the previously wiped disc 4 Install the operating system or whatever you want 5 Physically destroy DVD R or CD R used f...

Страница 9: ...o not use 1 do not use 2 do not use 2 do not use 3 93C46 EEPROM data output 3 93C46 EEPROM data output 4 93C46 EEPROM data input 4 93C46 EEPROM data input 5 93C46 EEPROM clock 5 93C46 EEPROM clock 6 93C46 EEPROM chipselect 6 93C46 EEPROM chipselect Be careful doing this because improper pin connection can blow up your computer The 6pin header socket Please note that the HDDKEY will encrypt everyth...

Страница 10: ... header on the HDDKEY controller board Pin number HDDKEY Pin description FireWire Pin Description 1 5V power supply 5V VCC 2 GND ground GND 3 93C46 EEPROM data output TPB 4 93C46 EEPROM data input TPB 5 93C46 EEPROM clock TPA 6 93C46 EEPROM chipselect TPA IEEE 1394 FireWire female socket on the controller board Pin number HDDKEY Pin description FireWire Pin Description 1 5V power supply 5V VCC 2 G...

Страница 11: ...ually and don t play with DMA settings in the BIOS Setup of your PC In case of the data corruption caused by a virus or a simple operating system failure please recover your data in the usual way with the HDDKEY present in your computer and with your proper key token Even if you have corrupted data on your hard drive you can recover them Your corrupted data will only be visible through the HDDKEY ...

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