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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Jason Spottswood, Houston, TX (US);
Mark A. Piwonka, Tomball, TX (US);
Patrick L. Gibbons, Magnolia, TX (US);
Scott B. Marcak, Cypress, TX (US);
Jason Spottswood, Houston, TX (US);
Mark A. Piwonka, Tomball, TX (US);
Patrick L. Gibbons, Magnolia, TX (US);
Scott B. Marcak, Cypress, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
There is provided a system and method for programming a data storage device with a password. Specifically, there is provided a method comprising initiating a password programming routine for a data storage device, and programming the data storage device with the password associated with an external storage medium, wherein the data storage device is configured to condition access to the data stored on the data storage device based on the password.