Removing the hard drive ................................................................................... 49
Installing a hard drive ........................................................................................ 50
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................... 51
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................. 51
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................... 51
Using HP 3D DriveGuard ................................................................................................... 52
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................ 52
Managing power with a parked hard drive ........................................................ 52
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software ................................................................... 53
Using optional external optical drives ................................................................................................. 53
Identifying the installed optional external optical drive ....................................................... 53
Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 53
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 53
Slot-load ............................................................................................................ 54
Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 54
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 54
When the disc tray opens normally .................................................. 54
When the disc tray fails to open normally ......................................... 55
Slot-load ............................................................................................................ 56
Sharing optical drives ........................................................................................................ 57
9 Security .......................................................................................................................................................... 58
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................... 58
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 59
Setting passwords in Windows .......................................................................................... 59
Setting passwords in Computer Setup .............................................................................. 60
Managing a BIOS administrator password ........................................................................ 60
Entering a BIOS administrator password .......................................................... 62
Managing a Computer Setup DriveLock password ........................................................... 62
Setting a DriveLock password ........................................................................... 62
Entering a DriveLock password ........................................................................ 64
Changing a DriveLock password ...................................................................... 64
Removing DriveLock protection ........................................................................ 64
Using Computer Setup Automatic DriveLock .................................................................... 65
Entering an Automatic DriveLock password ..................................................... 65
Removing Automatic DriveLock protection ....................................................... 65
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................................... 66
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................................... 66
Installing critical security updates ....................................................................................................... 66
Using HP ProtectTools Security Manager (select models only) ......................................................... 67
Installing an optional security cable .................................................................................................... 67
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