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Chapter4.Security
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
Securityfeatures
Thefollowingsecurityfeaturesareavailableonyourcomputer:
ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinfirmware
TheComputraceAgentsoftwareisanITassetmanagementandcomputertheftrecoverysolution.
Thesoftwaredetectsifchangeshavebeenmadeonthecomputer,suchashardware,software,or
thecomputercall-inlocation.
Note:YoumighthavetopurchaseasubscriptiontoactivatetheComputraceAgentsoftware.
Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)
Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsyourcomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe
computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.Toenablethecoverpresenceswitchconnector
onthesystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.
2.Settheadministratorpassword.See“Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword”onpage36.
3.FromtheSecuritysubmenu,selectChassisIntrusionDetectionEnabled.Thecoverpresence
switchconnectoronthesystemboardisenabled.
Whenyouturnonthecomputer,ifthecoverpresenceswitchdetectsthatyourcomputercoverisnot
correctlyinstalledorclosed,anerrormessagewillbedisplayed.Tobypasstheerrormessageand
logintotheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Properlyinstallorcloseyourcomputercover.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage114.
2.PressF1toentertheSetupUtilityprogram.ThenpressF10tosaveandexittheSetupUtility
program.Theerrormessagewillnotbedisplayedagain.
AbilitytoenableanddisabledevicesandUSBconnectors
Formoreinformation,see“Enablingordisablingadevice”onpage37.
Integratedfingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
Fingerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.Formore
information,see“Usingthefingerprintreaderonpage18.
TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)
TrustedPlatformModuleisasecurecryptoprocessorthatcanstorecryptographickeysthatprotect
informationstoredinyourcomputer.
Lockingthecomputercover
Lockingthecomputercoverhelpspreventunauthorizedpeoplefromgainingaccesstotheinsideofyour
computer.Yourcomputercomeswithapadlockloopsothatthecomputercovercannotberemoved
whenapadlockisinstalled.
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