258 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2010[Optional] Protect the Acronis Secure Zone from unauthorized access with a password. Theprompt for the password appear at any operation relating to the zone.After you configure the required settings, click OK. In the Result confirmation (p. 259) window,review the expected layout and click OK to start creating the zone.6.8.1.1 Acronis Secure Zone DiskThe Acronis Secure Zone can be located on any fixed hard drive. Acronis Secure Zone is alwayscreated at the end of the hard disk. A machine can have only one Acronis Secure Zone. AcronisSecure Zone is created using unallocated space, if available, or at the expense of the volumes' freespace.The Acronis Secure Zone cannot be organized on a dynamic disk or a disk using the GPT partitioning style.To allocate space for Acronis Secure Zone1. Choose a hard disk (if several) on which to create the zone. The unallocated space is selected bydefault. The program displays the total space available for the Acronis Secure Zone.2. If you need to allocate more space for the zone, you can select volumes from which free spacecan be taken. Again, the program displays the total space available for the Acronis Secure Zonedepending on your selection. You will be able to set the exact zone size in the Acronis SecureZone Size (p. 258) window.3. Click OK.6.8.1.2 Acronis Secure Zone SizeEnter the Acronis Secure Zone size or drag the slider to select any size between the minimum and themaximum ones. The minimum size is approximately 50MB, depending on the geometry of the harddisk. The maximum size is equal to the disk's unallocated space plus the total free space on all thevolumes you have selected in the previous step.If you have to take space from the boot or the system volume, please bear the following in mind: Moving or resizing of the volume from which the system is currently booted will require a reboot. Taking all free space from a system volume may cause the operating system to work unstablyand even fail to start. Do not set the maximum zone size if the boot or the system volume isselected.6.8.1.3 Password for Acronis Secure ZoneSetting up a password protects the Acronis Secure Zone from unauthorized access. The program willask for the password at any operation relating to the zone and the archives located there, such asdata backup and recovery, validating archives, resizing and deleting the zone.To set up a password1. Choose Use password.2. In the Enter the password field, type a new password.3. In the Confirm the password field, re-type the password.4. Click OK.To disable password1. Choose Do not use.2. Click OK.
