I have a Dell D820 running Windows 7 Enterprise with Bitlocker active. Because of video problems, I want to move the hard drive to a spare D820 (the spare has no hard drive).
Do I just temporarily disable Bitlocker, or must I decrypt the drive first? The computer with the drive installed in it now is working just enough that I can probably decrypt the drive if I have to.
If I just temporarily disable Bitlocker before swapping the drive into the spare computer, what are the steps for re-enabling Bitlocker? The new computer has its own TPM, but I am not sure of the implications of that.
I'd appreciate knowing what steps I have to follow.
Thanks!
Do I just temporarily disable Bitlocker, or must I decrypt the drive first? The computer with the drive installed in it now is working just enough that I can probably decrypt the drive if I have to.
If I just temporarily disable Bitlocker before swapping the drive into the spare computer, what are the steps for re-enabling Bitlocker? The new computer has its own TPM, but I am not sure of the implications of that.
I'd appreciate knowing what steps I have to follow.
Thanks!
My Computer
At a glance
Win 7-32, XP Pro-32Xeon 3070 (2.66 GHz)4 GBPowerColor ATI Radeon HD 5750 (fanless)
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- home-built
- OS
- Win 7-32, XP Pro-32
- CPU
- Xeon 3070 (2.66 GHz)
- Motherboard
- Asus P5W DH Deluxe, BIOS 2901
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 5750 (fanless)
- Sound Card
- on-board
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell U2711
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- All SATA:
ICH7R (AHCI): 1 Intel X-25M 80GB SSD, 2 Samsung HD103UJ 1TB, 1 Seagate ST3750330MS 750GB;
JMB363: Samsung SH-S223L DVD;
Promise TX4302: two mobile racks, normally powered off
- PSU
- Seasonic SS-650HT
- Case
- Antec P180
- Cooling
- Sunbeam Tuniq Tower 120, 4 120mm fans (variable rpm)
- Keyboard
- Lexmark IBM Type "M" - PS/2 connector
- Mouse
- Wacom Intous4, Logitech Wheel Mouse as backup
- Internet Speed
- Cable ~ 6 mbps
- Other Info
- DVD: Samsung SH-S223L (SATA),
SanDisk CompactFlash reader,
Epson R280 printer,
HP Laserjet 4100dtn,
Epson scanner,
NeatReceipts scanner
Laptops: Dell XPS 15 L501x, Dell E5420
