Unlocking a drive

If the pre-boot image is written to the drive’s shadow MBR or if the bootable USB is attached to the system, on startup the system will boot into the pre-boot environment. Upon booting up, Opal Lock will open and load the prompt for unlocking drives. To unlock a drive, enter the drive’s password. Select “Unlock and Reboot” to reboot the system immediately after unlocking the drive to access the unlocked drive. To defer on rebooting, select “Unlock Only”, and reboot the system once finished with the pre-boot environment in order to complete the process of unlocking. Shutting down the system will re-lock any drives that had been unlocked. Alternatively, if the drive is being unlocked using Opal Lock installed on another drive, booting into the pre-boot environment is not necessary. Instead, use Opal Lock in Windows to unlock the drive.