The drive sits in a removable metal case, and the entirecase pops out with a tug of the attached handle. When system administrators want to prevent user access to the hard drive,the case cover can be locked. For added security, the e-Vectra featuresthe HP Port Control System, a fancy name for a simple plastic cover thatcan be locked over the ports. The cover prevents the addition and removalof peripherals. For easier administration, customers can order an HP Master Pass Key,a custom-configured master key system that can unlock hundreds of machines.
Users can use the configurator to setthe keys themselves.
This way, customers can choose which machines can beopened with each master key, and if additional systems are ordered later,the key can be set to open them as well. Speakers are optional, but you'llneed to buy some if you want sound because the system does not have internalspeakers. A USB external floppy drive also is available as an option. Our unit came with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 2000 Professional operatingsystem. The e-Vectra turned out a score of 128 on Business Applications PerformanceCorp.