Hi - I notice there are some good tutorials about Bitlocker on here and I wondered if anyone could help me.
I am trying to install a Seagate Constellation.2 self-encrypting drive with Windows 8 for use with Bitlocker. Several articles that I've read imply that Bitlocker will recognise the SED.
There's no problem with the installation but there is no indication that Bitlocker sees the SED as anything other than a normal drive (should there be?). If I try to encrypt the full drive with Bitlocker, it's obvious, from the time it takes, that it is software encrypting it and not just switching the encryption interface on.
The MS Bitlocker page itself says it works with 'encrypted hard drives' and points out that this is not the same as SED, but I'm not sure what that means (it seems to be more to do with deployment of drives that are already encrypted).
Any idea what's going on?
I am trying to install a Seagate Constellation.2 self-encrypting drive with Windows 8 for use with Bitlocker. Several articles that I've read imply that Bitlocker will recognise the SED.
There's no problem with the installation but there is no indication that Bitlocker sees the SED as anything other than a normal drive (should there be?). If I try to encrypt the full drive with Bitlocker, it's obvious, from the time it takes, that it is software encrypting it and not just switching the encryption interface on.
The MS Bitlocker page itself says it works with 'encrypted hard drives' and points out that this is not the same as SED, but I'm not sure what that means (it seems to be more to do with deployment of drives that are already encrypted).
Any idea what's going on?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop