2013-09-03

HP ProtectTools - Load/Mount Personal Secure Drive (TPM Drive)

Initially after configuring the Personal Secure Drive (TPM Drive) as part of the Embedded Security features part of HP ProtectTools that came with my Win7 laptop, there was a handy icon on the desktop to load this new PSD/TPM drive.  Shortly thereafter I deleted this icon.

I quickly realized that without this icon, I didn't know how to manually load the PSD and I had configured it not to load on start-up.  (It has to be loaded of course before it appears under My Computer as a usable drive letter).  Tracing my steps and opening the HP Protect Tool Security Manager, as well as the HP Protect Tools Administrative Console, I found no mention of any screens related to the PSD feature. (Seems once you have configured the drive via the Wizard, this interface all but forgets about this feature.) I had already place some files in the Personal Secure Drive so I was determined to get these back.

A little bit of search and I did eventually find my answer.  

From the Taskbar Icon Tray, click on the HP ProtectTool Security Manager icon, and select Embedded Security > Personal Secure Drive > Load


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