The keypad includes some plastic and rubber components that would be damaged in the fire. The safe would need to be broken in to in order to retrieve the contents. Master Lock will then replace your damaged safe for a brand new one under the warranty.

Yes, paper has a much higher temperature tolerance than tapes, film and digital media. This safe would provide the full 120 minutes fire protection for any paper documents.

In the event that the batteries run out of power the safe will indeed lock down, however the batteries on this unit are changed on the outside by removing the keypad. Once the batteries have been replaced the safe can be unlocked using the code that you have set previously as normal.

This is a Dual Lock safe using both an electronic keypad and a key lock to access the unit. The safe cannot be accessed without the key and electronic combination being used.

Yes this safe will protect a computer hard drive, the fire protection on this is 120 minutes.

This safe does not have pre-drilled holes in the back of the unit to allow wall fixing. This is due to the fire rating the safe has. Any safe with 60 mins fire protection or more is floor fix only. We do offer a range of 30 Minute Fire Protected Safes that would allow a wall fix should you wish to consider these.

The dimensions DO take into account the keypad/lock at the front.

This unit is ETL verified for 2-hour fire protection of CDs, DVDs, Memory Sticks and USB Drives up to 1850°F.