Users Manual

Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage45

•“Usingpasswords”onpage45

•“Solidstatedrivesecurity”onpage50

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage50

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage51

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyoursolidstatedrive”onpage55

•“Usingrewalls”onpage56

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage56

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour

permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary

object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity

features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta

password,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat

theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Passwordsandsleepmode

IfyouhavesetpasswordsandyouputyourcomputerintosleepmodebypressingFn+F4:

•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

•Ifthesolidstatedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomaticallywhenyouresumeoperation.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddisk

password,dothefollowing:

1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis: