E3 Server performs a certain number of protection device's reading tries. If this reading is not successful, E3 is then started in Demo mode. Users can configure the number of HASP's reading tries, performed when E3 Server is started, using E3 Tweak's configuration item Number of product key reading tries.

If this item is not modified, the application automatically assumes a value of 5 (five). That is, five attempts to find out a protection device are performed, with intervals of at least one second.

If this item is modified, the configured value indicates the number of HASP's reading tries performed by E3 Server. If the configured value is 0 (zero), the Demo mode is automatically enabled, whether a HASP driver or a protection device are installed or not.

During the protection device's search time, E3 Server remains unavailable.