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Old 07-26-2005, 11:30 PM   #1
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External hard disk lock up (how to?)

Hi, guys.
A while ago I bought an external hard disk which I use primarily at my office.
But I worry that anyone can plug it to his/her USB port and easily read anything I have stored in there. How could this be avoided?


EDIT: from the description of a Maxtor external hard drive:
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- Drive Lock Security

Maxtor offers a new Drive Lock feature for greater data protection. This is a password protection scheme that can keep unauthorized users from viewing sensitive data. Once the original user switches off the computer or the drive is disconnected from the system, access to the drive will be denied until the right user name and password are provided. This is something extremely important for professionals and power users where security is necessary.
That's exactly what I'm talking about.

Last edited by Francesco; 07-26-2005 at 11:34 PM.
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