User Guide

Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage89

•“Usingpasswords”onpage89

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage95

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage96

•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage97

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage105

•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage106

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage106

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,enterthePower-onpasswordorSupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,entertheHarddiskpassword.

Ifthisiconappears,entertheSupervisorpassword.

Clickontheitemsbelowtondoutmoreaboutpasswordsandhowtousethemtoprotectyourcomputer.

•“Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode”onpage90

•“Power-onpassword”onpage90

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage95