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•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour

computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or

shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen

theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread

andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses

thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsonthe

harddiskdrive.

•LenovoQuickCast(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoQuickCastprogramenablesyoutoshareﬁles,videos,pictures,computerdesktop,and

uniformresourcelocator(URLs)betweentwodevices.

•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelythroughyour

smartphone,suchascontrollingthepointer,enteringtext,controllingmoviesandmusic,andgiving

presentations.

•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along

withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.

•PasswordManager(Windows7andWindows8.1)

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandﬁllsinauthenticationinformationfor

WindowsprogramsandWebsites.

•SystemUpdate(Windows7andWindows8.1)

TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-dateby

downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,Uniﬁed

ExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-party

programs.

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