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    Bitlocker on a dv6000 series

    Discussion in 'HP' started by pj66, Feb 23, 2007.

  1. pj66

    pj66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just wondering if anyone has been able to get bitlocker to work on their hp lappy. We I run it i get a error message stating that my BIOS does not support bit-locker.

    I wonder if it enabled on the newer pre-loaded vista systems......

    Thanks

    PJ
     
    pj66, Feb 23, 2007
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  2. JadedRaverLA

    JadedRaverLA Notebook Deity

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    Bitlocker is a pain. The "preferred" way of using Bitlocker is with a TPM chip, which AFAIK, none of the HP consumer series notebooks have this (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). Very few current systems can actually use that feature. There is an alternate way, but you have to repartition your disk to create a separate partition for Bitlocker, and you will need to reformat and reinstall Vista. Not worth it if you ask me, but whatever.

    BTW, for more on the requirements of Bitlocker, and how to use it without a TPM chip, look at: http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...8ae6-4957-b031-97b4d762cf311033.mspx?mfr=true
     
    JadedRaverLA, Feb 23, 2007
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  3. pj66

    pj66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yah I agree, Not worth the hassle. Thanks for the info.
     
    pj66, Feb 26, 2007
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