This feature allows you to set, change, and clear the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) password. To configure BIOS attributes/features, provide the HDD password, if set.
HDDInfo
Displays the details of each HDD. The following information is displayed:
HDD Name—The name of the HDD.
Present—Whether the HDD is physically present.
PwdProtected—Whether a password exists for the HDD.
PendingRestart—Whether a reboot is pending to set the password.
AdminOnlyChange—Whether the changes to the password can be made only by an administrator.
SecureEraseSupported—Whether HDD Secure Erase is supported.
SecureEraseEnabled—Whether HDD Secure Erase is enabled.
Configure the following:
AdminPassword—Specify the Admin password while setting HDD password if administrator has restricted the changes to the HDD password.
ATAMaximumSecurityMode—Provide the value as '0' if you want HDD to be configured in ATA High Security Mode, or '1' if you want the HDD to be configured in ATA maximum Security Mode (Secure Erase).
Setting the HDD password
NOTE:HardDisk Drive password is not supported on ARM64 systems.
To set the password, run the command in the following format:
Example: To set the HDD password in maximum security mode.