HP pavilion ze5000 Service Manual
Basic Operation
Securing Your Notebook
Securing Your Notebook
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Reference Guide
To lock the hard drive
The notebook enables you to lock its internal hard drive to help keep your
information secure. Hard drive lock does not protect a second hard drive installed in
the module bay.
information secure. Hard drive lock does not protect a second hard drive installed in
the module bay.
CAUTION
When you enable hard drive lock, the current BIOS user password (or
administrator password if that is the only password set) is encoded on the hard
drive.
administrator password if that is the only password set) is encoded on the hard
drive.
If you move the hard drive to another computer, you can’t access the drive until
you set the user (or administrator) password to match the drive password. After
you match the drive password, you can change the computer (and drive)
password. If you forget the password, you cannot recover your data.
you set the user (or administrator) password to match the drive password. After
you match the drive password, you can change the computer (and drive)
password. If you forget the password, you cannot recover your data.
1. Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Restart.
2. When the logo screen appears, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
3. From the Security menu, enable Password Required to Boot.
4. From the Security menu, enable Internal hard drive lock.
5. Press F10 to save and exit BIOS Setup.