Chapter5.Security
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutprotectingyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage33
•“Usingpasswords”onpage33
•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage33
•“UsingtheActiveProtectionSystemprogram”onpage33
Attachingamechanicallock
Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputertohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.
Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.
Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity
features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.
Usingpasswords
Usingpasswordshelpspreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyousetapasswordand
enableit,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtimeyoupoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordatthe
prompt.Thecomputercannotbeusedunlessyouenterthecorrectpassword.
Note:Thispasswordcanbeacombinationofonetosevenalphanumericcharacters.
Formoreinformationabouthowtosetthepassword,refertotheonlinehelpinformationsystemonthe
rightscreenofthemenu.
Note:ToentertheBIOSprogram,pressF1whentheLenovologoisdisplayedonthescreenwhilethe
computerisstartingup.
Usingangerprintreader
Withthengerprintreader,inadditiontoregisteringngerprintinformationandusingitasapasswordfor
WindowsoperatingsystemorWebsitelogon,youalsocanlaunchapplicationsquicklyandencryptprivate
datawithyourngerprinttosecureyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,refertotheonlinehelpinformation
systemofthengerprintsoftware.
UsingtheActiveProtectionSystemprogram
SomeLenovomodelshavetheActiveProtectionSystemprogrampreinstalled.
Asareliablesafeguard,theActiveProtectionSystemprogramreducesthepossibilityofshockdamage
totheharddiskdrivethatmayresultindataloss.Whenyourcomputerissubjecttoshockorexcessive
vibration,theshocksensorinthecomputerdetectstheconditionandstopstheharddiskdriveuntilthe
environmentisstableagain.
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