User Guide
ActiveProtectionSystem
TheActiveProtectionSystemprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputer
detectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.Thehard
diskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating;sothesystemstopsitfromspinning,and
mayalsomovetheread/writeheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshock
sensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),it
turnstheharddiskdriveon.
ToopenActiveProtectionSystem,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage33
.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ActiveProtection
System.
ClientSecuritySolution
TheClientSecuritySolutionhelpsprotectyourcomputerandyourpersonalinformationsothatyouknowthat
yoursensitivedataissecure.Itcanalsohelpmanageyourpasswords,helprecoveraforgottenpassword,
orhelpyoumonitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputerandsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.
Theseconvenientfeaturesaremademoresecurebyabuilt-insecuritychip,apowerfulcomputerchip
dedicatedtothesecurityfunctionsofyourcomputer.
TostarttheClientSecuritySolution,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ClientSecurity
Solution.
Fordetails,refertotheHelpfortheprogram.
YoucandownloadthelatestClientSecuritySolutionat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonit.
FingerprintSoftware
Ifyoursystemcomeswithangerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogramenablesyoutoenrollyour
ngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thengerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
Toopenthengerprintsoftware,dothefollowing:
•Windows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage33.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ThinkVantage
FingerprintSoftware.
LenovoThinkVantageTools
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess
tovarioustechnologies,suchas:
•LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
•PowerManager
•RescueandRecovery
•SystemUpdate
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