Lenovo ThinkPad Hard Disk Drive User manual

ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive User
Guide

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Contents
Ch pter 1. About the secure h rd
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Ch pter 2. Inst ll the secure h rd
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Install the secure hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Ch pter 3. Use the secure h rd
drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Set up the ad inistrator password . . . . . . . . 7
Enter and exit the working odes . . . . . . . . . 7
Enter standby ode . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Enter ad inistrator ode . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exit ad inistrator ode . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Enter user ode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Exit user ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Password anage ent. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Change the ad inistrator password . . . . . . 9
Add a user password in ad inistrator ode . . . 9
Add a user password in user forced
enroll ent state . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Change the user password . . . . . . . . 10
Delete the user password(s) . . . . . . . . 11
Lock the secure hard drive . . . . . . . . . . 11
Manually lock the secure hard drive . . . . . 11
Lock the secure hard drive with the auto-lock
function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hibernate, suspend, or log off fro the operating
syste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Co pletely reset the secure hard drive. . . . . . 12
Initialize and for at the secure hard drive after a
co plete reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ch pter 4. Option l functions . . . . . 15
Set up and use the one-ti e-use recovery
password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Set up read-only status and return to read and
write status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Set up the ini u length of the password. . . . 16
Set up a self-destruct password . . . . . . . . 16
Set up brute-force attack protection . . . . . . . 17
Set up lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Set up the indicator blink . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ch pter 5. Quick reference for
button combin tions . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ch pter 6. Troubleshooting . . . . . . 21
Appendix A. Accessibility
inform tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Appendix B. Tr dem rks . . . . . . . 25
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Ch pter 1. About the secure h rd drive
This chapter provides product infor ation about the ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive (referred to as
secure hard drive).
Product description
The secure hard drive is a portable, light-weight, and high-speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 standard
option that offers high-level data security. You can transfer data using the integrated USB cable on the
secure hard drive or the provided USB 3.0 Y cable. In addition to regular USB 3.0 hard disk drive functions, it
also provides you with an easy-to-use full disk encryption solution. All the functions are integrated into the
secure hard drive; therefore, you can access the secure hard drive and anage passwords without using
other software applications.
The secure hard drive has three working odes: standby ode, ad inistrator ode, and user ode. For
ore infor ation about the working odes, refer to Chapter 3 “Use the secure hard drive” on page 7.
Note: Passwords are required for ad inistrator ode and user ode. Accordingly, they are called the
ad inistrator password and the user password.
Your option package includes the following:
• ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive
• USB 3.0 Y cable
• Carrying case
• Docu entation
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Overview
The following figure shows the overview of the secure hard drive.
Figure 1. Overview of the secure hard drive
1 Status indicator (referred to as
indicator)
The indicator indicates the working odes:
• Red: standby ode
• Blue: ad inistrator ode
• Green: user ode
For ore infor ation about the working odes and the indicator, refer to
Chapter 3 “Use the secure hard drive” on page 7.
2 button Use this button to do the following:
• Canceling the current operation
• Returning to the previous step when you accidentally input a wrong
password
• Exiting ad inistrator ode and user ode
• Manually locking the secure hard drive
3 button Use this button to access the secure hard drive or give an OK
acknowledge ent for the following operations:
• Inputting a password
• Confir ing a new password
4 Integrated USB cable You can connect the secure hard drive to your co puter using the integrated
USB cable. For ore infor ation, refer to “Install the secure hard drive” on
page 3.
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Ch pter 2. Inst ll the secure h rd drive
This chapter provides infor ation about how to install the secure hard drive.
Before you begin
Ensure that you read the following infor ation before installing and using the secure hard drive.
Attention:
• Make sure that you use the integrated USB cable on the secure hard drive or the provided USB 3.0 Y
cable to install the secure hard drive. Using any cables other than the two cables ight da age the
secure hard drive.
• Carefully handle the secure hard drive. When the secure hard drive is not in use or you need to ship it to a
different location, place it in the provided carrying case.
• To get reliable perfor ance of the secure hard drive, ake sure that the integrated USB cable on the
secure hard drive or the provided USB 3.0 Y cable is connected to the USB connectors on your co puter
or to an ac-powered USB hub. Do not connect the two cables to a non-ac-powered USB hub.
Inst ll the secure h rd drive
To install the secure hard drive, do one of the following:
• Connect the secure hard drive to a USB 3.0 connector on your co puter as shown.
Figure 2. Install the secure hard drive using the integrated USB cable
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• Connect the secure hard drive to a USB 3.0 connector on your co puter with the USB 3.0 Y cable as
shown.
Figure 3. Install the secure hard drive using the USB 3.0 Y cable
• Connect the secure hard drive to two USB 2.0 connectors on your co puter with the USB 3.0 Y cable as
shown.
Figure . Install the secure hard drive using the USB 3.0 Y cable
When the initial connection is established, the status indicator is on in green then turns blue and green
alternately.
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Figure 5. Overview of the USB 3.0 Y cable
1 Additional power supply connector
2 Main connector
3 USB receptacle connector
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Ch pter 3. Use the secure h rd drive
This chapter provides infor ation about how to use the secure hard drive.
Set up the dministr tor p ssword
Set up an ad inistrator password before using the secure hard drive. To set up the ad inistrator password,
do the following:
1. Connect the secure hard drive to your co puter. See “Install the secure hard drive” on page 3 for ore
infor ation.
2. Press +9 and the indicator blinks slowly in green.
3. Set up an ad inistrator password and press . If the ad inistrator password is accepted, the indicator
blinks fast in green and then blinks slowly in green. If not, it blinks in red.
Note: The ad inistrator password should be 8 to 16 digits. It cannot be repeating or sequential digits,
such as 87654321 or 11111111.
4. Confir your ad inistrator password and press . If it is accepted, the indicator turns green for one
second and then is solid on in blue. If not, it blinks in red and then blinks slowly in green. In this case, set
up the ad inistrator password again.
5. Press to exit the ad inistrator ode. If no action is perfor ed within 30 seconds, the secure hard
drive is locked and the indicator is on in red.
To access the secure hard drive, do the following:
1. When the indicator is in red, input the ad inistrator password you set up and press .
2. Double-click the secure hard drive icon on your co puter and then you can access it.
Enter nd exit the working modes
This section provides infor ation about how to enter and exit standby ode, ad inistrator ode, and user
ode of the secure hard drive.
Enter st ndby mode
Standby ode is the default working ode of the secure hard drive. In this ode, the secure hard drive is
locked; therefore, it cannot be recognized by the operating syste . However, standby ode enables you to
enter and switch between ad inistrator ode and user ode.
To enter standby ode, connect the secure hard drive to your co puter. When the indicator turns red, it
indicates that the secure hard drive goes into standby ode. For ore infor ation about how to connect the
secure hard drive, refer to “Install the secure hard drive” on page 3.
Note: To switch between ad inistrator ode and user ode, you are required to firstly switch to standby
ode, and then you can enter your desired ode.
Enter dministr tor mode
In ad inistrator ode, you can perfor any ad inistrative operations, such as changing the ad inistrator
password, creating up to four user passwords, deleting all user passwords, and setting the auto-lock
function. The secure hard drive is locked in this ode; therefore, it cannot be recognized by the operating
syste .
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To enter ad inistrator ode, do the following:
1. Connect the secure hard drive to your co puter. When the indicator turns red, it indicates that the
secure hard drive goes into standby ode. For ore infor ation about how to connect the secure hard
drive, refer to “Install the secure hard drive” on page 3.
2. Hold +0 for five seconds until the indicator blinks in red. It indicates that you can input the
ad inistrator password.
3. Input the ad inistrator password you set up and press to enter ad inistrator ode. When the
indicator turns blue, it indicates that the secure hard drive goes into ad inistrator ode.
Notes: If the indicator blinks in red for a few seconds after you input the ad inistrator password, it
indicates that the secure hard drive has returned to standby ode. You need to go back to step 2 to
enter ad inistrator ode again. This proble is caused by one of the following reasons:
• An incorrect ad inistrator password is input in step 3.
• No activity is detected within 30 seconds in ad inistrator ode.
Exit dministr tor mode
To exit ad inistrator ode, hold until the indicator turns red. The secure hard drive goes into standby
ode.
Enter user mode
In user ode, you can access the secure hard drive and change the current user password. The secure hard
drive is unlocked in this ode; therefore, you can use it to transfer data.
To enter user ode, do the following:
1. Connect the secure hard drive to your co puter. When the indicator turns red, it indicates that the
secure hard drive goes into standby ode. For ore infor ation about how to connect the secure hard
drive, refer to “Install the secure hard drive” on page 3.
2. Input the user password or the ad inistrator password, and then press . When the indicator turns
green, it indicates that the secure hard drive goes into user ode. If the indicator blinks in red, it
indicates that an incorrect password is input. You can choose either to input again or to reset your
secure hard drive. For ore instructions about resetting your secure hard drive, see “Co pletely reset
the secure hard drive” on page 12.
Note: If you incorrectly input the user password or the ad inistrator password ore than three ti es, the
secure hard drive is under brute-force attack protection. For ore infor ation, see “Set up brute-force
attack protection” on page 17.
Exit user mode
Attention: Ensure that you save all docu ents on the secure hard drive before exiting user ode.
To exit user ode, do one of the following:
• Hold until the indicator turns red.
• Click the S fely Remove H rdw re icon in the notification area on your co puter screen. A essage will
be displayed, pro pting you that you can safely disconnect the secure hard drive fro your co puter.
Then, depending on your operating syste , the indicator stays in green or turns red. You can choose
whether to disconnect the secure hard drive or not.
Note: It is not reco ended to exit user ode when the secure hard drive is transferring data.
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P ssword m n gement
This section provides infor ation about anaging your ad inistrator password and user password.
Ch nge the dministr tor p ssword
To change the ad inistrator password, do the following:
1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Hold +9 and the indicator blinks slowly in green.
3. Input a new ad inistrator password (a ini u of eight digits and a axi u of 16 digits), and then
press . The indicator blinks in green three ti es and then blinks slowly in green.
Note: If the indicator blinks in red three ti es, it indicates that the new ad inistrator password is fewer
than eight digits or ore than 16 digits, or it consists of repeating or sequential digits. After the indicator
blinks in blue, input an ad inistrator password that contains 8 to 16 digits.
4. Input the new ad inistrator password again, and then press . The indicator stays in green for three
seconds and then turns blue, indicating that the ad inistrator password is successfully changed.
Notes:
• If the indicator blinks in red three ti es and then blinks slowly in green, go back to step 3. This
proble is caused by one of the following reasons:
– You wait longer than 10 seconds before inputting the new ad inistrator password.
– The new ad inistrator password is incorrectly input.
• If no activity is detected within 30 seconds in ad inistrator ode, the secure hard drive returns to
standby ode.
Add user p ssword in dministr tor mode
The secure hard drive enables you to have up to four user passwords. To add a user password, do the
following:
1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Hold +1 and the indicator blinks slowly in green.
3. Input a new user password (a ini u of eight digits and a axi u of 16 digits), and then press .
The indicator blinks in green three ti es and then blinks slowly in green.
Note: If the indicator blinks in red three ti es, it indicates that the new user password is fewer than
eight digits or ore than 16 digits, or it consists of repeating and sequential digits. After the indicator
blinks in blue, input a user password that contains 8 to 16 digits.
4. Input the new user password again, and then press . The indicator stays in green for three seconds
and then turns blue, indicating that the user password is successfully added.
Notes:
• If the indicator blinks in red three ti es and then blinks slowly in green, go back to step 3. This
proble is caused by one of the following reasons:
– You wait longer than 10 seconds before inputting the new user password.
– The new user password is incorrectly input.
• If no activity is detected within 30 seconds in ad inistrator ode, the secure hard drive returns to
standby ode.
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Add user p ssword in user forced enrollment st te
The ad inistrator can set up the secure hard drive into user forced enroll ent state. In this state, the secure
hard drive is unlocked until you input a user password.
Attention: To ensure your data security, do not store i portant data on your secure hard drive when it is in
user forced enroll ent state.
To set your secure hard drive into user forced enroll ent state, do the following:
1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Press 0+1 and the indicator blinks in green three ti es and then is on in blue.
Note: If the indicator is on in red and then turns blue after you press 0+1, it eans that the ad inistrator
has set up at lease one user password fro ad inistrator ode. Only if the ad inistrator does not add a
user password in the ad inistrator ode, the ad inistrator can set up the secure hard drive into user
forced enroll ent state.
3. Press and the secure hard drive is locked. It is in user forced enroll ent state in which the first user
can establish the user password.
To add a user password in the user enforced enroll ent state, do the following:
1. Press and ensure that the indicator blinks in blue and green alternately. Press +1 and ensure that the
indicator blinks slowly in green. If the indicator does not follow these behaviors, contact your
ad inistrator to reset your secure hard drive into user enforced enroll ent state.
2. Input a new user password (a ini u of eight digits and a axi u of 16 digits), and then press .
The indicator blinks in green three ti es and then blinks slowly in green.
Note: If the indicator blinks in red three ti es, it indicates that the new user password is fewer than
eight digits or ore than 16 digits, or it consists of repeating and sequential digits. After the indicator
blinks in blue, input a user password that contains 8 to 16 digits.
3. Within 30 seconds, input the new user password again, and then press . The indicator stays in green
for a few seconds and then is on in red indicating that the user password is successfully added. The
secure hard drive is locked and you can access it with the user password you set up.
Notes:
• If the indicator blinks in red three ti es and then blinks slowly in green, go back to step 3. This
proble is caused by one of the following reasons:
– You wait longer than 10 seconds before inputting the new user password.
– The new user password is incorrectly input.
• If no activity is detected within 30 seconds in ad inistrator ode, the secure hard drive returns to
standby ode.
Ch nge the user p ssword
Note: If you have ore than one user password, you can change only one user password at a ti e.
To change the user password, do the following:
1. Enter user ode. See “Enter user ode” on page 8 for ore infor ation.
2. Hold +1 for five seconds until the indicator blinks in red.
3. Input the current user password, and then press . The indicator turns green for three seconds and then
blinks slowly in green.
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Notes: If the indicator blinks in red, go back to step 2. This proble is caused by one of the following
reasons:
• You wait longer than 10 seconds before inputting the new user password.
• The current user password is incorrectly input.
4. Input a new user password (a ini u of eight digits and a axi u of 16 digits), and then press .
The indicator blinks in green three ti es and then blinks slowly in green.
Note: If the indicator blinks in red three ti es, it indicates that the new user password is fewer than
eight digits or it consists of repeating or sequential digits. After the indicator blinks in blue, input a user
password that contains 8 to 16 digits.
5. Input the new user password again, and then press . The indicator stays in green, indicating that the
user password is successfully changed.
Notes: If the indicator blinks in red three ti es and then turns green, go back to step 2. This proble is
caused by one of the following reasons:
• You wait longer than 10 seconds before inputting the new user password.
• The new user password is incorrectly input.
Note: The ad inistrator password can be used as a user password. An ad inistrator password can be
changed only in ad inistrator ode. For ore infor ation, see “Change the ad inistrator password” on
page 9.
Delete the user p ssword(s)
To delete the user password(s), do the following:
1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Hold 7+8 for five seconds. The indicator blinks three ti es in green and then it blinks in red and blue
alternately.
3. Hold 7+8 for five seconds again and the indicator turns on red and then green for two seconds and is
solid on in blue.
Attention:
• If you have ore than one user password, all user passwords will be deleted at a ti e.
• When you delete the user password, the self-destruct password and the one-ti e-use recovery
password will also be deleted.
Lock the secure h rd drive
To ensure the data security of your secure hard drive when you are away fro your co puter, you can
anually lock the secure hard drive or use the auto-lock function.
M nu lly lock the secure h rd drive
To anually lock the secure hard drive, hold until the indicator turns red.
Lock the secure h rd drive with the uto-lock function
If there is no data trans ission after an auto-lock interval, which you need to set in advance, the secure hard
drive will lock itself. Then, the indicator turns red, and you will not be able to access the secure hard drive
unless you unlock it by inputting the correct user password and then press .
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To set the auto-lock interval, do the following:
1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Hold +6 until the indicator alternately blinks in red and in blue.
3. Set the auto-lock interval by pressing the following nu eric keys:
• 0: If you press this nu eric key, the auto-lock function will be disabled.
• 1: If you press this nu eric key, the auto-lock interval will be five inutes.
• 2: If you press this nu eric key, the auto-lock interval will be 10 inutes.
• 3: If you press this nu eric key, the auto-lock interval will be 20 inutes.
Note: By default, the auto-lock function is disabled.
After successful setting up the auto-lock interval, the indicator blinks three ti es in green. Then it enters
ad inistrator ode and the indicator is on in blue.
Note: Ensure that you save all docu ents on the secure hard drive before the secure hard drive locks itself.
If any docu ent is not saved before the secure hard drive locks itself, a essage box will be displayed,
re inding you that the docu ent directory cannot be found. You need to unlock the secure hard drive to
save the docu ent.
Hibern te, suspend, or log off from the oper ting system
Before hibernating, suspending, or logging off fro the operating syste , do the following:
1. Save and close all the files on the secure hard drive.
2. Click the S fely Remove H rdw re icon in the notification area on your co puter screen. Then, a
essage is displayed, pro pting you that you can safely disconnect the secure hard drive fro your
co puter. You can choose whether to disconnect the secure hard drive or not.
Note: To ensure the data integrity of your secure hard drive, lock or disconnect your secure hard drive if you
are away fro your co puter or you are sharing your co puter with others using different Windows® user
accounts.
Completely reset the secure h rd drive
If you forget all passwords, you can perfor a co plete reset to restore the secure hard drive to factory
settings. You need to set up an ad inistrator password to use the secure hard drive after a co plete reset.
Attention: Co pletely resetting the secure hard drive will erase all the data on the secure hard drive. You
need to initialize and for at the secure hard drive with the disk anage ent application. For ore
infor ation, see “Initialize and for at the secure hard drive after a co plete reset” on page 13.
To co pletely reset the secure hard drive, do the following:
1. Hold and then connect the secure hard drive to your co puter. For ore infor ation about installing
the secure hard drive, see “Install the secure hard drive” on page 3.
Note: If no activity is detected for 30 seconds in this step, the secure hard drive will go into standby
ode.
2. Release when the indicator is on in red. Within five seconds, press + +2 for 10 seconds while
the indicator blinks in red and blue alternately. The indicator is on in green for several seconds. Then the
indicator is on in green and blue and it indicates that the co plete resetting is finished.
3. Press +9 and the indicator blinks slowly in green. Set up a new ad inistrator password and confir
your ad inistrator password. Then the secure hard drive needs to be initialized and refor atted.
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Initi lize nd form t the secure h rd drive fter complete reset
A co plete reset of the secure hard drive will erase all infor ation and partition settings on the secure hard
drive. You need to set up the ad inistrator password and then initialize and for at the secure hard drive
after a co plete reset. See “Set up the ad inistrator password” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
To initialize and for at the secure hard drive, do the following:
For the Windows 7 oper ting system:
1. After a co plete reset, connect the secure hard drive to your co puter.
2. Input the ad inistrator password, and then press to enter user ode. The operating syste
auto atically installs all the USB device drivers for the secure hard drive.
3. Depending on your Start ode, click St rt.
4. Right-click My Computer or Computer, and then click M n ge. The Co puter Manage ent window
opens.
5. In the Co puter Manage ent window, click Disk M n gement. The Disk Manage ent window opens,
and the secure hard drive is recognized as an unknown device that is uninitialized and unallocated.
6. The Initial Disk window opens, click OK with default MBR partition.
Notes: If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window does not open, do the following:
a. Right-click Unknown Disk, and then select Initi lize Disk.
b. In the Initialize Disk window, click OK.
7. Right-click your ouse in the blank area of the unallocated device section, and then select New Simple
Volume. The Welco e to the New Si ple Volu e window opens.
8. Click Next ➙ Next ➙ Next.
9. Input a na e for the volu e label and select Perform quick form t. Then, click Next.
10. Click Finish. Wait until the for at process co pletes. The secure hard drive will be recognized and it will
be ready for use.
For the Windows 10 oper ting system:
1. After a co plete reset, connect the secure hard drive to your co puter.
2. Input the ad inistrator password, and then press to enter user ode. The operating syste
auto atically installs all the USB device drivers for the secure hard drive.
3. Fro the desktop screen, open the Start enu, and then click Disk M n gement. The Initialize Disk
windows opens.
4. Click MBR(M ster Boot Record) ➙ OK.
5. Right-click your ouse in the blank area of the unallocated device section, and then select New Simple
Volume.
6. Click OK ➙ OK ➙ OK ➙ OK ➙ Finish with default settings. Wait until the for at process co pletes.
The secure hard drive will be recognized and it will be ready for use.
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Ch pter 4. Option l functions
This chapter provides so e optional functions of the secure hard drive. You can set up these features for
your need.
Set up nd use the one-time-use recovery p ssword
With the one-ti e-use recovery password (referred to as recovery password), you can create a user
password to access the secure hard drive without for atting the drive when you forget the user password.
The ad inistrator can set up four recovery passwords at ost. Once you use the recovery password to
access the secure hard drive, the recovery password will no longer be available. Then you should set up a
new user password to access the secure hard drive. However, you cannot use the recovery password to
unlock the secure hard drive. To set up the recovery password, do the following:
1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Press +8 until the indicator blinks three ti es in green and then blinks slowly in green.
3. Enter the recovery password and press . If the recovery password is accepted, the indicator blinks
three ti es in green.
4. Confir the recovery password, and then press . If the recovery password is accepted, the indicator is
on in green and then it is in blue. The secure hard drive is in ad inistrator ode.
5. You can repeat step 2 to 4 to add ore recovery passwords. Press to enter standby ode for your
need.
To use the recovery password, do the following:
1. In standby ode, hold +7 for five seconds and release once the indicator blinks in red.
2. Input the recovery password and press . The indicator blinks three ti es in green and then blinks
slowly in green.
3. Set up a new user password and press . If the user password is accepted, the indicator blinks three
ti es in green.
4. Confir the user password and press . If the user password is accepted, the indicator blinks three
ti es in green and the secure hard drive enters standby ode and the indicator is on in red. You can
access the secure hard drive after inputting the user password.
Set up re d-only st tus nd return to re d nd write st tus
You can set up the secure hard drive into read-only status and return it to read and write status fro both
ad inistrator ode and user ode. If you set up the secure hard drive into read-only status fro
ad inistrator ode, you can only return it back to read and write status fro ad inistrator ode. If you set
up the secure hard drive into read-only status fro user ode, you can change it back to read and write
status fro both ad inistrator ode and user ode. When the secure hard drive is unlocked in read-only
ode, the indicator is on in green and blinks once in red every three seconds.
To set up the secure hard drive into read-only status fro ad inistrator ode, do the following:
1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Hold 7+6 for three seconds until the indicator blinks three ti es in green and then the indicator is on in
blue. Then the secure hard drive enters the read-only ode until you change it into read and write ode.
To return the secure hard drive into read and write status fro ad inistrator ode, do the following:
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1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Hold 7+9 for three seconds until the indicator blinks three ti es in green and is on in blue. The secure
hard drive exits read-only ode and returns to read and write ode.
To set up the secure hard drive into read-only status fro user ode, do the following:
1. Connect the secure hard drive to your co puter. See “Install the secure hard drive” on page 3 for ore
infor ation.
2. Hold 7+6 for three seconds until the indicator blinks three ti es in green and then turns red.
3. Enter the user password or ad inistrator password and press . The indicator blinks fast in green.
4. The next ti e you access the secure hard drive, it is in read-only status.
To return the secure hard drive into read and write status fro user ode, do the following:
1. Connect the secure hard drive to your co puter. See “Install the secure hard drive” on page 3 for ore
infor ation.
2. Hold 7+9 for three seconds until the indicator blinks three ti es in green and then turns red.
3. Enter the user password or ad inistrator password and press . The indicator is on in green. The
secure hard drive returns to read and write status and the indicator blinks fast in green.
Set up the minimum length of the p ssword
By default, the password is 8–to–16 digits and the ini u length of the password is eight digits. To set up
the ini u length of the password, do the following:
1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Press +4 and the indicator blinks in red.
3. Press two digits to set up the ini u length of the password, such as 09 indicating that the password
is 9 to 16 digits. If the ini u length is accepted, the indicator blinks three ti es in green and then is
on in blue. If the new ini u length is below 8 or above 16, the indicator blinks three ti es in red
indicating it is not accepted. .
Set up self-destruct p ssword
When you use the self-destruct password to access the secure hard drive, pay attention to the following
i portant infor ation:
• All the data on the secure hard drive will be erased and you cannot get it back.
• The secure hard drive is unlocked and the indicator is on in green.
• The previous ad inistrator password and user password are invalid and you can only use the self-
destruct password to access the secure hard drive.
• Use the secure hard drive only after initializing and for atting.
• If the user sets up the self-destruct password, only the ad inistrator can disable or change it. If the user
sets up the ad inistrator, both the ad inistrator and the user can disable and change it.
• The self-destruct password ust be different fro the ad inistrator password and the user password.
By default, the self-destruct password is disabled. To set up the self-destruct password, do the following:
1. Enter ad inistrator ode. See “Enter ad inistrator ode” on page 7 for ore infor ation.
2. Press 7+4 and the indicator blinks three ti es in green.
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