Configuring Windows for Opal 2 disks

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Solution ID	sk92970
Technical Level
Product	Harmony Disk and Media Encryption
Version	E80.50 (EOL), E80.51 (EOL), E80.60 (EOL), E80.61 (EOL), E80.42 (EOL), E80.62 (EOL), E80.64 (EOL), E80.65 (EOL), E80.70 (EOL), E80.71 (EOL), E80.72 (EOL), E83.x (EOL), E83.10 (EOL)
OS	Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Platform / Model	Intel/PC
Date Created	05-Jun-2013
Last Modified	06-Aug-2020

Symptoms

Full Disk Encryption SED (Opal) can't be installed on Windows 8.X systems.

Cause

In order to configure TCG Opal encryption for an Opal disk, the disk must be in life-cycle state "manufactured-inactive". By default, Windows 8.X and above will activate the disk and change the Opal life-cycle state of the disk to "manufactured" upon installation of the OS.

Solution

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