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STATUS_FVE_EDRIVE_DRY_RUN_FAILED
Meaning and context of STATUS_FVE_EDRIVE_DRY_RUN_FAILED
This is the encrypted-hard-drive variant of a BitLocker preflight failure. It points to the deployment requirements of the drive and platform rather than proving that user data or a normal software-encryption key is corrupt.
Check the physical drive type, controller mode, initialization state, firmware settings, and whether the platform meets the documented encrypted-hard-drive requirements. For example, supported startup-drive configurations depend on UEFI behavior, and the documented deployment requirements distinguish encrypted hard drives from generic self-encrypting drives.
Do not simply force the drive into a different encryption mode in production. First retain recovery material, capture the current encryption method and drive status, then correct the deployment preconditions or choose the supported BitLocker configuration.
Encrypted hard drives | BitLocker status | BitLocker operations
Native status interpretation
STATUS_FVE_EDRIVE_DRY_RUN_FAILED is 0xC0210038, an NTSTATUS error value. AllStat describes it as “Your computer doesn't support BitLocker hardware-based encryption. Check with your computer manufacturer for firmware updates.”
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