Setting A Drivelock Password; Entering A Drivelock Password - HP ProBook 650 G2 User Manual

To apply DriveLock protection to an internal hard drive, a user password and a master password must be set
in Computer Setup. Note the following considerations about using DriveLock protection:
● After DriveLock protection is applied to a hard drive, the hard drive can be accessed only by entering
either the user password or the master password.
The owner of the user password should be the day-to-day user of the protected hard drive. The owner of
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the master password may be either a system administrator or the day-to-day user.
● The user password and the master password can be identical.
● 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.

Setting a DriveLock password

To set a DriveLock password in Computer Setup, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the computer, and then press
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2. Press f10
3. Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select Security > Hard Drive Tools > DriveLock, and then
press enter.
4. Click Set DriveLock Password (global).
5. Enter the BIOS Administrator password, and then press enter.
6. Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select the hard drive you want to protect, and then press
enter.
7. Read the warning. To continue, select YES.
8. When prompted, type a master password, and then press enter.
9. When prompted, type the master password again to confirm, and then press enter.
10. When prompted, type a user password, and then press enter.
11. When prompted, type the user password again to confirm, and then press enter.
12. To confirm DriveLock protection on the drive you have selected, type DriveLock in the confirmation
field, and then press enter.
NOTE:
13. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, click the Save icon in the lower-left corner of the screen,
and then follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
Use the arrow keys to select Main > Save Changes and Exit, and then press enter.
Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts.

Entering a DriveLock password

Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the computer (not into an optional docking device or external
MultiBay).
At the DriveLock Password prompt, type your user or master password (using the same kind of keys you used
to set the password), and then press enter.
to enter Computer Setup.
The DriveLock confirmation is case sensitive.
esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is
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