Abstract:
A method for switching access mode of a hard drive is provided. The method includes the following steps: detecting and writing digitally current access mode as a current registry code of a system registration information by a processing unit, then overwriting the current registry code with a new registry code that corresponds to a new access mode other than the current access mode by the processing unit, and then reloading the system registration information by the processing unit, and then changing the current access mode to the new access mode correspondingly by a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). In addition, a system executing the method and a computer-readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing the method are also provided.
Abstract:
A password management and authentication method suitable for an electronic device with a trusted platform module (TPM) is provided. An authentication code is automatically generated according to a TPM password, and the authentication code is stored into an authentication device selected by a user. The authentication device storing the authentication code is directly served as an electronic key of the TPM so that the user needs not to memorize any password and can access data or a hard disk (HD) encrypted by the TPM by simply connecting the authentication device to the electronic device. Thereby, it is very convenient to the user.