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    Hitachi 7K200 Bulk Data Encryption. Anyone knows more details about it?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by smartins, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. smartins

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    I just ordered a T61 and plan to upgrade it with a 2Gb stick (3 Gb total) and a 7200 RPM disk. The 7K200 seems to be the best one in terms of performance and the "Bulk Data Encryption" feature would also be a big plus for me.

    Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any specifics on how the 2K200 Bulk Data Encryption feature works.

    Anyone knows any more details like if it's software activated or requires special hardware and any performance penalties?

    Thanks!

    Steven
     
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    Thanks for the information.

    I have just saw a post on thinkpads.com asking the exact same thing and the answer follows:

     
    smartins, Aug 2, 2007
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