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lock / password an external Hard Drive
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carterx
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Jan 8, 2007, 07:23 AM
 
Is there a way to lock off/password an external HD so that if anyone else were to get a hold of it, they could not just plug in the drive and see everything. Something like the firmware protection for a computer on restart.

I thought about using a disk image and have it ask for a password, but this will not do.

I work for a college but tend to do a lot of runnign around for support. I carry my laptop and an external firewire HD that hold my lab images for desktops, laptops & also backup copies of some software.

The big software I generaly keep the copies on my laptop so they are protected, but would be nice to keep everything on one backup drive.

Any ideas ??

Thanks,
Carter

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Nivag
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Jan 8, 2007, 05:38 PM
 
Lacie make a Fingerprint protected one.

LaCie - SAFE Mobile Hard Drive - Fingerprint Access Control

can't say i've ever seen one or have met someone that's used it.

what size drive are you after?
     
   
 
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