Lenovo Secure Desktop Drive User Manual
Lenovo Secure Desktop Drive
User Guide
Note:Before using this product, ensure that you read and understand the safety information in the warranty poster that comes with
the product.
First Edition (October 2016)
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. About the Lenovo Secure Desktop Drive ................................................ ................... 1
Chapter 2. Before using the secure drive ...................................................................................... 2
2.1 Installing the secure drive ......................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Setting an admin password ...................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Accessing the secure drive ....................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 3. Using the secure drive .................................... ........ .... .... ... .... ........ .... .... .... .... ........ .. ..... 3
3.1 Getting familiar with the working modes ................................................................................... 3
3.2 Managing your passwords ................................................................................. ....................... 3
Chapter 4. Protecting the secure drive ........................................ .................................................. 5
4.1 Locking the secure drive ........................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Brute-force attack protection ..................................................................................................... 5
4.3 Safely removing the secure drive ............................................................................................. 5
Chapter 5. Resetting the secure drive ............. ........................................... ................................... 7
Chapter 6. Frequently asked questions .................................................................. .... .... .... .... ....... 8
Chapter 1. About the Lenovo Secure Desktop Drive
Lenovo Secure Desktop Drive (hereinafter called secu re drive ) has the fo llow in g feat ure s:
Easy-to-use keypad design
Software-free setup
High-level data security: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit algorithm hardware encryption
High-speed data transfer with Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 connection
Three working modes: standby mode, admin mode, and user mode
Your option package includes the following:
Lenovo Secure Desktop Drive
ac power adapter and power cord
USB 3.0 data cable (USB 2.0 compatible)
Quick start guide
Warranty poster
The following illustration shows the secure drive.
USB 3.0 connector
Power connector
Power switch
* Cancel button: Press this button to canc el the current op era tio n or exi t the use r or admin mod e.
* Unlock button: Press this button to confirm the password you have entered.
* Status indicators: The LED panel on the secure drive has th ree status indicators:
Solid red: standby mode
Solid green: user mode
Solid blue: admin mode
For other button combination and in di cato r be ha vi o r, re fe r to the late r pa rts of this docum e nt.
Security-lock slot
Cancel button*
Unlock button*
Status indicators*
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