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If an Automatic DriveLock password is set, select the Security menu, select Hard Drive

Tools, scroll down to Automatic DriveLock, then select the desired hard drive and

disable protection. Repeat this procedure if more than one hard drive has an Automatic

DriveLock password.

g. Select the File menu, then Reset BIOS Security to factory default. Click yes at the

warning message.

h. Select the File menu, then Save Changes and Exit.

Reboot the system. If the system has a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and/or fingerprint

sensor, one or two prompts will appear. One to clear the TPM and the other to Reset

Fingerprint Sensor; press 

F1

 to accept or 

F2

 to reject.

If the HP notebook model number includes Intel® Centrino with VPro™, reboot the PC and

enter BIOS Setup by pressing 

F10

 when prompted. Select System Configuration, then

AMT Options. Then select Un-configure AMT on next boot. Select Save then Yes.

Select the File menu, and then select Save Changes and Exit. Reboot the system and

confirm that you want to un-configure AMT.

If the optional Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (AT) was activated, contact the provider to de-

activate it.

k. If the optional Absolute® Software Computrace® management and tracking service was

activated on the notebook PC, contact the provider to deactivate it.

Remove all power and system batteries for at least 24 hours.

Remove and retain the storage drive or clear the contents of the drive.

Clear the HDD contents by using the HP Disk Sanitizer® utility or a third party application

that, ideally, is U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) 5220.22-M approved.

To run HP Disk Sanitizer, enter BIOS Setup by powering on the system and pressing 

F10

when prompted near the bottom of the display, or press 

ESC

 to display the start up menu,

then press 

F10

. Select the Security menu and scroll down to the Utilities menu. Select

Disk Sanitizer and select the desired drive. For a higher level of protection, select

Optimum.

This process will take a long time, and the amount of time varies based on the hard

drive capacity.

Clear the SSD contents by using the BIOS Setup Secure Erase command option, or by using a

third party utility designed to erase data from an SSD. To run Secure Erase, enter BIOS Setup

by powering on the system and pressing 

F10

 when prompted near the bottom of the display.

Select the Security menu and scroll down to the Utilities menu. Select Secure Erase and

select the desired hard drive.

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