User's Manual

IMPORTANT!
 It is highly recommended that you back up these credentials, and that you back them up to
a drive other than your primary hard drive (e.g. removable media). Otherwise, if you lose
access to your drive you will not be able to access your backup.
 Once you complete drive setup, any users will have to enter the correct username and
password (or fingerprint), before Windows loads, to access the system the next time the
system is powered up.
Add Drive User
The drive administrator can add other users to the drive who are valid Windows users. When
adding users to the drive, the administrator has the option of requiring the user to reset their
password on first login. The user will be required to reset their password on the pre-Windows
authentication screen before the drive will unlock.
Advanced Settings
 Single Sign On - By default, your Self-Encrypting Drive password, which you enter pre-
Windows in order to authenticate to the drive, will be used to automatically sign you into
Windows as well (this is called "Single Sign On"). To disable this feature, select the "I want
to login again when Windows starts" checkbox when configuring your drive settings.
 Fingerprint Login - On supported platforms, you can specify that you want to authenticate
to your self-encrypting drive using a fingerprint instead of a password.
 Sleep/Standby (S3) Support (if supported on platform) - If enabled, your self-encrypting
drive can securely be placed in to Sleep/Standby mode (also called S3 mode) and will
require pre-Windows authentication when resuming from Sleep/Standby mode.
NOTES:
 When S3 Support is enabled, drive encryption passwords are subject to any
BIOS password limitations that may exist. Consult the system hardware manufacturer for
more information on any specific BIOS password limitation that may exist for the system.
 Not all self-encrypting drives support S3 mode. During drive setup, you will be notified
whether or not the drive supports Standby/Sleep mode. For drives which do not support
this mode, Windows S3 requests will automatically be converted to hibernation requests, if
hibernation mode is enabled (it is strongly recommended that you enable hibernation
mode on your computer).
 The first time you log in after the Single Sign On (SSO) option is set, the process will
pause at the Windows login prompt. You will be required to enter your form of Windows
authentication, which will be stored securely for future Windows login attempts. The next
time the system is booted, SSO will automatically log you into Windows. The same
process is also required when a user's Windows authentication (password, fingerprint,
Smartcard PIN) changes. If the computer is on a domain, and that domain has a policy that
requires ctrl+alt+del be pressed for Windows login, this policy will be respected.
 If the Hard Drive (BIOS) password has been set up, you will not be able to set up the self-
encrypting drive.
CAUTION! If you uninstall the Dell Data Protection | Access application, you must first disable
self-encrypting drive data protection and unlock the drive.