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    200GB Disk Drive w/Disk Encryption

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by hoj914, Jan 1, 2008.

  1. hoj914

    hoj914 Newbie

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    How does this work?
    Is there software I need to install?
    Was it a waste of $?
    Maybe I should of gotten the 80g drive and upgraded to 200g from Newegg.


    T61p
    200g w/encryption
    dual boot XP/SP2 & Vista Ultimate
     
    hoj914, Jan 1, 2008
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  2. mbv

    mbv Notebook Enthusiast

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    Waste of money. You can get encyrption from Vista Ultimate already, or from a number of 3rd party programs (some of which are free).
     
    mbv, Jan 1, 2008
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  3. HitsOfMisses

    HitsOfMisses Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, but that's different. The 200GB FDE provides low-level encryption (even before the OS boots). You need to enter the p/w before even loading the OS. If you try to reset the p/w, it'll delelte all the files on the HDD.

    If you go for OS based (only) then it'll affect both, performance & security (compared to above). Ideal would be to have both, at the HDD level & at the OS level if you can afford a very fast PC. Defense in-Depth.

    Just my $.02.
     
    HitsOfMisses, Jan 1, 2008
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