Compaq 3500 User Manual

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13-18 Security Features

COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED

Writer: Lorise Fazio Saved by: J Abercrombie Saved date: 12/08/98 2:20 PM

Part Number: 310296-002 File name: Ch13.doc

The master password is used to remove DriveLock protection and
to gain access to the hard drive instead of the user password. The
owner of the master password may be the system administrator.

CAUTION:

Forgetting or losing both the user and master passwords

will render the protected hard drive permanently unusable. Record

your master password and keep it in a secure location physically

separate from your computer. In the event you lose the user

password, the master password can be used to unlock a protected

hard drive and reset the user password.

NOTE:

If you forget your user or master password, contact Compaq

customer support for further instructions before proceeding.

Establishing DriveLock Protection

CAUTION:

Forgetting or losing both the user and master passwords

will render the protected hard drive permanently unusable. Record

your master password and keep it in a secure location physically

separate from your computer. In the event you lose the user

password, the master password can be used to unlock a protected

hard drive and reset the user password.

To establish DriveLock protection:

Run Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the computer
(Start

Æ Shut Down ÆRestart). When the blinking cursor appears

in the upper-right corner of the screen, press

F10.

1. Click the System Features icon

Æ Security Management box

Æ DriveLock tab.

2. In the Current Drive section, select the appropriate drive from

the list.

3. In the Drive Protection section, click Set to establish

DriveLock protection for the selected hard drive.

4. Read the warning message. If you wish to continue, click OK.

5. In the Set User Password section, enter your new user

password. (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.

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