User Guide

FordetailsaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,gototheHelpandSupportforWindows7or
WindowsVista,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”on
Microsoftwebsite.
DiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolidstatedrive
SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveorEncryptionsolidstatedrive.Thisfeature
helpstoprotectyourcomputeragainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDashordevicecontrollersbyuse
ofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,besuretosetaHarddisk
passwordsfortheinternalstoragedevice.
Settingthesecuritychip
Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransfercondentialinformation
electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip,
acryptographicmicroprocessor.WiththesecuritychipandClientSecuritySolution,youcandothefollowing:
•Protectyourdataandsystem
•Strengthenaccesscontrols
•Securecommunications
SettingtheSecurityChip
ThechoicesofferedintheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetupare
asfollows:
•SecurityChip:activates,inactivates,ordisablestheSecurityChip.
•SecurityReportingOptions:enablesordisableseachSecurityReportingOption.
•ClearSecurityChip:clearstheencryptionkey.
Notes:
1.BesurethattheSupervisorpasswordhasbeensetintheThinkPadSetup.Otherwiseanyonecan
changethesettingsfortheSecurityChip.
2.IfyouareusingClientSecuritySolution,handletheSecurityChipasfollows:
•DonotcleartheSecurityChip.Ifyoudo,thefunctionsassignedtothekeyswillbeerased.
•DonotdisabletheSecurityChip.Ifyoudo,ClientSecuritySolutionwillnotwork.
3.IftheSecurityChipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thecomputerwillnotstart.
Youwillhear4cyclesof4beepseach,oryouseeerrormessage0176or0192.
4.IftheSecurityChipisinactiveordisabled,ClearSecurityChipwillnotbedisplayed.
5.WhenyoucleartheSecuritychip,besuretoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagainafteryou
settheSecuritychiptoActive.Otherwise,thechoiceofClearSecurityChipisnotdisplayed.
TosetanitemintheSecurityChipsubmenu:
1.Printtheseinstructions.TosettheSecurityChip,youmustturnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.
5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity.TheSecuritymenuopens.
6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurityChip,andpressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.
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