Installing the Full Disk Encryption Agent
To install Full Disk Encryption, perform the following procedure.
Pre-Installation Check
The Full Disk Encryption installer automatically checks the target system to make sure that all necessary system requirements are met before installing the agent. If a system incompatibility is discovered, the installer closes and generates the PreInstallCheckReport.txt in the same location as the installer. The following are the requirements that Full Disk Encryption installer checks.
Specification |
Requirement |
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Supported Operating System |
The endpoint must have a supported operating system installed. |
Encryption Management for Microsoft BitLocker is already installed |
Encryption Management for Microsoft BitLocker must not be installed. Uninstall Encryption Management for Microsoft BitLocker to install Full Disk Encryption or use Encryption Management for Microsoft BitLocker instead. |
Secure Boot |
Full Disk Encryption is unable to install on endpoints where Secure Boot has been enabled. To ensure successful installation, disable Secure Boot prior to installation. |
Fixed media |
The physical disk must be fixed and not removable. Full Disk Encryption cannot be installed on removable drives running Windows. |
Free space |
The drive must have at least 256 MB of contiguous free disk space. |
Memory |
The endpoint must have at least 512 MB of RAM. Trend Micro recommends having at least 1 GB of RAM. |
Partition count |
The drive must have fewer than 25 partitions. Partitions with extended MBRs are not supported. |
Physical drive is bootable |
The drive must be bootable. |
SCSI disk |
SCSI drives are not supported. Note:
This check only records a warning, because Windows may report a SATA drive as SCSI. If the disk is not SCSI, Full Disk Encryption may be installed. To verify that the drive is not SCSI, physically check the device. |
Microsoft .NET Framework |
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or later is required for Windows 8 or later devices. |
SED hardware compatibility |
If a drive is a self-encrypting drive, Full Disk Encryption enables hardware encryption for that drive. Full Disk Encryption currently supports the following:
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BitLocker is enabled |
Microsoft BitLocker must not be enabled. Two full disk encryption solutions may not run on the same drive. If your environment uses Microsoft BitLocker for encryption, install the Encryption Management for Microsoft BitLocker agent instead of Full Disk Encryption. |
Intel Rapid Storage Technology |
Drives using Intel Rapid Storage Technology with mSATA caches are not supported. |
Windows MBR |
Checks if the boot disk uses a typical Windows MBR or not. |
Keyboard |
The Full Disk Encryption Preboot supports the current keyboard layout. |
Wi-Fi/NIC |
The Full Disk Encryption Preboot supports the system Network Interface Controller (NIC) and Wi-Fi hardware. |
Disks are distinguishable |
The disks on the device must have unique hardware properties, such as Serial Number and Model |
Check Not Initialized Disk(s) |
The disks on the device are initialized. If there are one or more disks which are not initialized, open Disk Management to initialize. |
GPT partition checking |
First usable LBA and partition size check. |
Incompatible software |
Incompatible software must be uninstalled before installing Full Disk Encryption. For example, HP Drive Encryption and Dell Backup Recovery. |