Do I need to set up anything for a hard drive with built-in disk encryption?

I have a new lenovo x61 that has a hard drive with built in disk encryption.
Do I need to activate the built-in encryption or is it automatic?
Message Edited by Joshx61 on 12-20-2007 06:46 PM

Re: link posted by RealBlackStuff - that article from 2006 is not talking about the drives with built-in full-disk encryption that are now an option on some thinkpads.
Here's an article about the drives from when Hitachi (and Seagate) launched them just a few months ago:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/30/35TC-drive-encryption_1.html
Unfortunately, it doesn't provide as many details on the devices as I would like but it's a decent overview. (I still wish Lenovo would better document how to use the device and exactly what it protects against.)
Message Edited by Joshx61 on 12-31-2007 09:48 AM

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