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6. When prompted to type your new password again, leave the eld empty, and then press enter.
7. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then
select Yes.
NOTE: If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press enter.
Your changes go into eect when the computer restarts.
Entering a BIOS administrator password
At the BIOS administrator password prompt, type your password (using the same keys that you used to
set the password), and then press enter. After two unsuccessful attempts to enter the BIOS administrator
password, you must restart the computer and try again.
Using DriveLock Security Options
DriveLock protection prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive.
DriveLock can be applied only to the internal hard drives of the computer. After DriveLock protection is applied
to a drive, the appropriate password must be entered to access the drive. The drive must be inserted into the
computer or an advanced port replicator for it to be unlocked.
DriveLock Security Options oers the following features:
Automatic DriveLock—See Selecting Automatic DriveLock (select products only) on page 48.
Set DriveLock Master Password—See Selecting manual DriveLock on page 50.
Enable DriveLock—See Enabling DriveLock and setting a DriveLock user password on page 51.
Selecting Automatic DriveLock (select products only)
You must set a BIOS administrator password before you can enable Automatic DriveLock.
When Automatic DriveLock is enabled, a random DriveLock user password and a DriveLock master password
derived from the BIOS administrator password are created. When the computer is turned on, the random user
password automatically unlocks the drive. If the drive is moved to another computer, you must enter the BIOS
administrator password for the original computer at the DriveLock password prompt to unlock the drive.
Enabling Automatic DriveLock
To enable Automatic DriveLock, follow these steps.
1. Start Computer Setup.
Computers or tablets with keyboards:
a. Turn o the computer.
b. Press the power button, and when the HP logo appears, press f10 to enter Computer Setup.
Tablets without keyboards:
a. Turn o the tablet.
b. Press the power button in combination with the volume down button until the Startup menu is
displayed, and then tap f10 to enter Computer Setup.
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