Chapter4.Security
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage59
•“Usingpasswords”onpage59
•“Harddisksecurity”onpage64
•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage65
•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive”onpage67
•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage67
•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage67
Attachingamechanicallock
Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.
Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.
Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity
features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.
Usingpasswords
Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta
password,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtimeyoupoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat
theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.
Makesurethatonlyauthorizedindividualsaccessyourcomputer.Establishingdifferentkindsofpasswords
requiresthatotherpossibleusersknowtheproperpasswordsinordertoaccessyourcomputeroryourdata.
Ifthisiconappears,enterPower-onpasswordorSupervisorpassword.
Ifthisiconappears,enterHarddiskpassword.
Note:Ifthisiconappears,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddiskpassword,
pressF1andtypeamasterharddiskpassword.
Ifthisiconappears,enterSupervisorpassword.
Clickontheitemsbelowtondoutmoreaboutpasswordsandhowtousethemtoprotectyourcomputer.
•“Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode”onpage60
•“Typingpasswords”onpage60
•“Power-onpassword”onpage60
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