Compaq M700 Personal Computer User Manual


 
Security 7-3
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Writer: Jennifer Hale Saved by: Jennifer Hale Saved date: 06/03/99 3:25 PM
Part Number: 103182-001 File name: ch07.doc
Establishing DriveLock Protection
CAUTION: If you forget both the user password and master
password, the protected hard drive will permanently be unusable.
Record your master password and keep it in a secure location
physically separate from the computer.
NOTE: If you open Computer Setup from a Windows restart,
DriveLock settings are not accessible.
If you forget the user password, the master password can be used
to unlock a protected hard drive and reset the user password.
1. Run Computer Setup.
2. Select the Security Menu using the left or right arrow key.
3. Select DriveLock passwords and press
Enter.
4. Select the location of the hard drive you want to lock (hard
drive bay or MultiBay) and press
Enter.
5. Select Protection Enable using the left or right arrow key and
press
Enter.
6. Read the warning and press
F10 if you want to continue.
7. Type your user password and type it again to verify it. (You
may use up to 32 alphanumeric characters, and you may use
the same password you are using for the power-on password.)
NOTE: Type carefully because the password does not display as
you type it.
8. Press
F10.
9. Type your master password and type it again to verify it. (You
may use up to 32 alphanumeric characters, and you may use
the same password you are using for the power-on password.)
NOTE: Type carefully because the password does not display as
you type it.