ReturnStar HDD Lock V3.0 User Manual
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1. Frompt TAB key Next item Space Modify Arrow Keys Move Select hard disk to lock All hard disks you are currently using will be listed in this box you can select one to four disks at random to lock without any restriction Note 1 One HDD Lock only can only lock once and unable to lock other hard disk again without being unlocked 2 Please remove all mobile hard disk when you install the HDD Lock otherwise black screen instead of setting interface will appear HDD Lock Password Setting You must set the HDD Lock password You cannot lock the hard disk if the HDD Lock password is blank Operating Key Instruction Use Tab key to switch the current window in this interface Use direction keys to move up down left right or in line in the current check box Use Space key to select or cancel the current function After finished setting please select OK to complete installing HDD Lock lock hard disk The Installation Interface will prompt the hard disk has been locked and the computer will shut down automatically as follows Returnstar HOD LOCK Y3 0 The hard disk has been locked the computer will shut down After installed please unplug HDD Lock and re start If it shows the message of Hard disk information error and the computer can t find the locked hard disk it means the HDD Lock installation is successful You will get the highest protection for hard disk 2 4 Duplicat2. Will the hard disk be locked again A After the computer starts normally or the OS has identified the unlocked hard disk you can unplug the HDD Lock and keep it You don t need to plug the HDD Lock into the computer all the time and the hard disk will keep in unlocked state Only will the hard disk be locked when you manually lock it again 4 5 If shift the locked hard disk to other computer will the HDD Lock still work A Yes But if the HDD Lock locked more than one disk you have to shift all disks to other computer you can t just shift one disk otherwise HDD Lock can t unlock the hard disks both in original and new computer Please also note the other computer must support USB boot 4 6 Someone wants to access my data when am absent or off duty A If you have locked your hard disk with HDD Lock keep the HDD Lock and shut down the computer without the HDD Lock no one can unlock your hard disk to access your data Even other people steal your hard disk and change the computer setting without HDD Lock they still can t unlock the hard disk 11 Chapter 5 Q XA 5 1 Why should remove the USB devices before using HDD Lock A USB storage devices such as USB flash disk USB hard disk may affect the HDD Lock Setup so please remove them before you install HDD Lock lock hard disk boot the locked hard disk or uninstall the HDD Lock unlock hard disk After finish the above operations you can plug all the de
3. HDD Lock should be with anytime and anywhere 5 6 Can move the locked hard disk to other computer not using the HDD Lock A Only have you shifted all locked hard disks to other computer can they be unlocked by the HDD Lock That is to say if your have locked more than 1 disks they should be moved together In case you intend to move only part of them please first unlock the hard disks you want to move and re lock them after they have been moved into other computer Please note that the new computer must support USB booting 5 7 Can add other hard disk into the computer using HDD Lock Can add the locked hard disk into the computer using another HDD Lock A Adding an unlocked hard disk will not affect the function of computer and hard disk If you want to lock the newly added hard disk please first unlocked the former locked hard disk and then lock them all together If the newly added hard disk is locked by other HDD Lock the computer won t be successfully started Please unlock it before adding 5 8 Everything was fine but now the HDD Locked takes no effect when plugged a disk error occurs or the whole disk disappears A First you may plug the wrong HDD Lock please make sure you have plugged the right one Second you might have modified the BIOS Setup so please reset the BIOS Setup must boot from USB and the hard disk must be identified by BIOS Third your HDD Lock might be broken please use the spare HDD Lock For
4. ReturnStar HDD Lock V3 0 User Manual x RETURNSTAR cov Copyright C 2003 2007 Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd Web http www recoverystar com Tel 86 591 83385086 87274373 Fax 86 591 87274383 E mail master recoverystar com Important Statements 1 Use this product strictly according to detailed operation instruction in this User Manual so as to ensure proper use Please read the instruction thoroughly to save the installation time 2 If this product is defective please return it to the appointed agent or our company together with your original sales receipt or invoice for replacement 3 Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd is not liable for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for indirect personal injury loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like arising out of the use or inability to use this product 4 The product includes enclosed software later issue and update as well as correlative electronic documents and printing material By installing copying downloading visiting or using this product in any way you agree to the terms and conditions of all the clauses in this user manual The agreement on these clauses has the same effect as one signed through formal negotiation You may not use this product unless you have agreed to all the clauses in this user manual 5 Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd wi
5. SB storage devices Please plug the USB devices after HDD Lock boot the locked hard disk 3 4 Please don t plug or unplug HDD Lock so as to avoid HDD Lock damage while Starting Shutting down Restarting Setting up BIOS Displaying any HDD Lock Interface 3 5 If you manage many computers with HDD Locks please do not confuse them Because the HDD Lock is correspondent with the locked hard disk after installed other HDD Lock is unable to boot the locked hard disk Therefore you must number the HDD Locks under your management For example put them into the envelope with serial number respectively or stick the marking on the hard disk 3 6 You can use USB extension cable or USB HUB for HDD Lock connection Chapter 4 Examples in usage 4 1 What if my hard disk was stolen A Without the HDD Lock the thief has not way to unlock the locked hard disk let alone stealing the data in the hard disk The locked hard disk is unable to be unlocked and accessed even by sending it to us or taking it to the professional data recovery company Therefore the HDD Lock provides you the highest security for hard disk protection 4 2 What if my HDD Lock was lost or stolen A Although your HDD Lock was lost or stolen the person or thief who get your HDD Lock was unable to unlock hard disk without your HDD Lock password 4 3 What if my HDD Lock Password was lost A Nothing can help 4 4 After unlocked the locked hard disk can unplug the HDD Lock
6. d Disk Power Control Technology to completely lock hard disk The hard disk is unable to be booted and formatted even taken away and installed on the other computer let alone stealing the data by any way so the stolen hard disk is equal to a scrap iron Returnstar HDD Lock has the following strong functions and characteristics 1 PnP Real time Protecting 2 Easy to install and use Anyone who knew a little computer knowledge can master the operation of this product in the 10 minutes 3 Support any OS Its installation and usage is independent from the OS and doesn t have any compatible problem with any software 4 Use USB Connection and support USB boot doesn t have any compatible problem with any hardware 5 Can locked one to four disks synchronously but unable to lock other disks without unlocking 6 Without HDD Lock and your password the hard disk data can t be decoded thus protect your important data from revelation 7 Adopt triple protection technology HDD Lock Firmware program protection HDD Lock hardware protection and password protection fully protect your hard disk data and provide you the highest security 8 After installation the HDD Lock is correspondent with the locked hard disk Other HDD Lock is unable to unlock the hard disk So we strongly recommend Returnstar HDD Lock to be installed in any computer that has security requirement It will be of great help to commercial person governmental sta
7. e Backup Lock and Uninstall HDD Lock Unlock hard disk Plug HDD Lock into the USB port After starting the computer the HDD Lock will automatically popup the Password Box before entering the OS Input the correct password and press Enter the Unlock Interface will appear as follows ReturnStar HOD LOCK 3 0 Please enter password Input correct password and press Enter the following interface will appear Returnstar HID LOCK v3 0 2 4 1 Duplicate Backup Lock Plug both the original HDD Lock and the Backup Lock into USB ports and click Duplicate The duplicating process will take a while After the duplication is successful the following interface will appear Return tar HOD LOCK 13 0 The backup lock is successfully duplicated If you click Duplicated without having plugged both the original HDD Lock and the Backup Lock into USB ports the following interface will appear ReturnStar HOD LOCK 13 0 Cannot find the backup lock please insert the backup lock Click Ok to shut down the computer automatically and please plug both the original HDD Lock and the Backup Lock into USB ports before duplication 2 4 2 Unlock Hard Disk Uninstalling the HDD Lock will unlock the hard disk Click Unlock the following interface will appear Returndtar HOD LOCK 13 0 Are you sure to uninstall HDD LOCE Click Ok to unlock the hard disk the computer will aut
8. ff financial staff and anyone involved in security work worldwide Chapter 2 Install Usage and Uninstall 2 1 System Requirements Please ensure the following features in your computer 1 USB port 1 1 or above 2 BIOS supporting USB boot Please refer to BIOS Setup 3 Your hard disk has been identified by BIOS despite the model and volume 4 OS compatible with 80X86 computer 2 2 Preparation Note When you want to install HDD Lock lock the hard disk or boot and identify the locked hard disk or uninstall HDD Lock unlock the hard disk please be sure that the following 2 points are confirmed 1 Please check whether your computer has any USB storage device plugged such as USB flash disk USB hard disk etc If so please unplug 2 Plug HDD Lock into USB port Press DEL or F2 after boot to enter the BIOS Setup Menu In Boot Sequence set the first boot device as USB RMD HDD then save and re boot your computer Please refer to the Appendix BIOS Setup 2 3 Install HDD Lock Lock hard disk Please note that after you install the HDD Lock your hard disk will be locked First please confirm all the preparation is done then plug HDD Lock into the USB port you will see the HDD Lock Setting Interface before you enter into the OS as follows Returnstar HOD LOCK 3 0 Choose the hard disk C ADC DS00BB O07HCO E HO DISK HO DISE HO DISE Flease enter password Flease repeat passowd mem
9. hrough its manufacturers website Since this is a complicated operation please consult the expert or the computer company If the options still can t be found after you update your BIOS probably your motherboard is outdated so please replace with a new one
10. lectronic Information Co Ltd The name of this product and all its copies are consistent in CD and the manual The framework organization and source code of this product are Returnstar s valuable commercial secret and may not be transferred This product is protected by PRC Copyright Law related international treaties the laws in the product using country No part of the product may be copied modified rented leased transferred in any ways without the writing permission or authorization of Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd You are allowed to use one product on one computer only Any reverses engineering re compiling and decoding of this product and retrieving the source code of the product by other ways is also prohibited Returnstar Returnstar Jindun Recoverystar PC E Lock are the registered trademarks of Fuzhou Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd Any modification of Copyright marks product names and brand names of this product and its copies is strictly prohibited Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd reserves all rights to charge the fee at anytime for product replacement revision and update The information in this document is subject to change at anytime without notice Chapter 1 Product Introduction Returnstar HDD Lock of Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd is the first top class hard disk security product worldwide Through years of research it adopts the newest patent technology Har
11. ll not accept returns of opened packages 6 Special Notice e Please do not deliberately attack or use other tool software to destroy the product s normal running or run FDISK MBR Repartition or Low Level Format after boot from FD or CD Otherwise this company assumes no liability for all losses arising herefrom express or implied e Please do not apply in the important occasions such the important network service as the satellite launch the missile guide the military control the national secret etc without authorization of Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd Otherwise this company assumes no liability for all losses arising herefrom express or implied e Regular backup of important data is still necessary when using this product Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd does not undertake any compensation responsibility for any losses of HD arising from the prompt sufficient backup Copyright Your purchasing of this product does not mean Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd has transferred the Intellectual Property Right The product includes but not limited to any trademarks images photos flash video recording music writing and additional procedure and other relative product enclosed printing material and any copies made in authorization of Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd are products of Returnstar Electronic Information Co Ltd and their Intellectual Property are owned by Returnstar E
12. omatically shut down after a while click Cancel to exit the Unlock Interface and the hard disk will remain locked 2 4 3 Exit Click Exit to quit the interface without performing any operation The hard disk will remain locked Note 1 If you have locked several hard disks up to 4 at the same time you need to unlock all of them simultaneously 2 When unlocking the hard disk if you insert a wrong HDD Lock which has locked other hard disk the system will prompt The HDD Lock has already been occupied 3 If the hard disk has been locked and you insert a new HDD Lock the HDD Lock Setting interface will appear but after you press Enter the system will prompt Unable to lock the hard disk Chapter 3 How to use HDD Lock rightly 3 1 Please don t touch the metal terminal inside of HDD Lock USB port with your hand or metal Keep HDD Lock away from water fire dropping press bending punching decomposing high temperature sunshine humidity or anything which may causes HDD Lock damaged 3 2 If you want to boot or identify locked hard disk please plug the HDD Lock before start or re start After the computer starts normally or the OS has identified the locked hard disk you can unplug HDD Lock and keep it You don t need to plug the HDD Lock into the computer all the time 3 3 Before you unlock the locked hard disk please unplug all USB devices such as USB hard disk USB flash disk or other U
13. st Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Advanced BIOS Features Press Enter Disabled Enabled Mona La Then set First Boot Device to USB HDD as follows Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt CPU Feature Virus Marning CPU Li 4 L2 Cache Quick Power On Self Test USB Flash Disk Type First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Brive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up MunLoci Status Gate A28 Option Typenatic Rate Setting Security Opt ion Press Enter Disabled Enabled Disabled First Boot Device HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 21P188 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD After the setting is completed please select Save amp Exit Setup to save the setting and exit 2 2 Intel BIOS Setup steps In the BIOS Main Menu Award BIOS SETUP UTILITY select Boot and enter then set USB Boot to Enable and set 1st Drive in Hard Disk Driver to HDD Lock as follows After the setting is completed please select Save amp Exit Change to save the setting and exit 2 3 If you can not find related USB options in Boot setting It is possible that your motherboard does not support USB or USB Boot If it supports USB Boot but you can t find USB HDD or cannot find HDD Lock in 1st Drive please update your BIOS t
14. th your HDD Lock might be cleared by you or others with incaution Appendix BIOS Setup 1 Enter BIOS Setup Interface Power on the computer and in the left bottom of this interface will appear a message of Press DEL to enter SETUP Please press DEL key and enter the BIOS Setup Interface before the message disappeared You may require pressing other key according to the real message showing in the interface Maybe F1 F2 please refer to the interface or Main Board Manual 2 Set up BIOS On the top of the BIOS Setup Interface will show the manufacturer s information of your BIOS System Generally there are 4 kinds of BIOS manufacturers AMI Award Phoenix Award and Intel their setup methods are very similar other BIOS please refer to the main board manual The following is the basic Control Keys for BIOS operation 1 Previous item Next item Leftward Rightward or Page Up Increase the value or make changes or Page Down Decrease the value or make changes Esc Exit Enter Select Enter item 2 1 Phoenix Award BIOS Setup steps In the BIOS Main Menu Phoenix Award BIOS SETUP select Advanced BIOS Features and enter then set USB Flash Disk Type to HDD as follows Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility gt CPU Feature Virus Marning cpu Li 4 L2 Cache Quick Power On Self Test USB Flash Disk Type Fir
15. vices into the USB ports 5 2 can t find the HDD Lock Setup interface A The BIOS has not been properly set please set up BIOS and refer to Appendix BIOS Setup Or probably the HDD Lock is broken 5 3 How many hard disks can be locked by one HDD Lock How many computers can be locked by one HDD Lock Can one computer be locked by many HDD Locks A One HDD Lock can lock maximum 4 hard disks in one computer please note that all 4 hard disks must be in the same computer One HDD Lock is unable to lock different computers Only after unlocking the HDD Lock can it be used to other computers One computer can have several disks but you can only use one HDD Lock to lock them 5 4 It seems that my computer freezes when entering the Win XP It takes a very long time Why A If you use Win XP your first boot hard disk is not locked and you are not intend to unlock other locked hard disk when you start the computer Not plug HDD Lock then it may take a longer time to enter Win XP It is a normal situation not the crash problem Please wait for a while to enter the OS In case you plug the HDD Lock and unlock the locked hard disk when starting the computer this problem will no longer exist 5 5 If remove the locked hard disk does the computer still need the HDD Lock A Since there is no locked hard disk in the computer the HDD Lock is needed no more when starting the computer It is the locked hard disk that the correspondent
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