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    Samsung MMDPE56G5DXP-OVBD7 ...FDE?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ygohome, Sep 24, 2010.

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    Dell replaced my M6500 laptop with a brand new one after we had some hardware issues with the original.

    So they sent me a laptop configured exactly same as the original. The machine is configured with two Samsung SSDs.

    The original C: (system) drive was a PM800 MMDPE56G5DXP-OVBD1 F/W VBM24D1Q
    The new system drive is also a... PM800 MMDPE56G5DXP-OVBD1 F/W VBM25D1Q both supported TRIM but the newer of course has a newer firmware.

    The original D: (data) drive was a PB22-J MMDOE56G5MXP-OVBD1 F/W VBM19D1Q (did not support TRIM)
    The new DATA drive is now a PM800 MMDPE56G5DXP-OVBD7 F/W VBM9MD1Q. (supports TRIM) *and according to the DELL website, this firmware is for FDE (Full Disk Encryption)...

    "Samsung PM800 FDE 128GB 2.5 SATA2 SSD, PM800 FDE 256GB 2.5 SATA2 SSD, PM800 FDE 64GB 2.5 SATA2 SSD, v.VBM9MD1Q/VBM95D1Q, A00"

    Okay, cool right? I now have TRIM capabilities on both drives and my new data drive now appearantly has FDE. I've restored the disk images to the new drives from my Acronis True Image backups (full disk images). Things have been working great the last few days!

    My question is this... how do I enable the encryption on the new FDE drive (my D: data drive). Is that done via the BIOS? Because I don't see any instructions anywhere on how to do that. Or if I even want to do that incase it causes performance to suffer.

    Thanks!

    ben

    attached is a photo of the old PB22-J drive (the one with blue pen writing on it) and a photo of it's replacement, the PM800 FDE drive.
     

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    Oh, and my other question is this...

    Are there any limitations or nuances to backing up or restoreing an SSD that has FDE enabled/turned on? I use the latest Acronis True Image backup/restore software by the way. I typically do full image backups of the entire drive to a single image file to an external disk... all partitions, MBR and all.

    Thanks,

    Ben
     
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    found some answers... :)

    Lenovo Support & downloads - Full Disk Encryption Hard Disk Drive Frequently Asked Questions

    Although I have a DELL system I figure that it should all be the same.

    Basically FED is always enabled. But it is not locking anyone out until I lock it with a password via the BIOS.

    taken from the lenovo site...

    There is no need to enable encryption. FDE drives always encrypt data on the disk. No initial set up is required. In fact, it is not possible to disable encryption on an FDE hard drive.

    To completely protect your data, it is absolutely vital that a hard drive password be set. This can be a user password or both a user and master password. The hard drive password prevents unauthorized users from booting the drive and accessing your data, while full disk encryption prevents more sophisticated attacks, such as attempting to retrieve data directly from the drive's platters.​
     
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