User guide
•LenovoSupport(Windows8)
TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer
healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanuals,getthewarrantyinformationof
yourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.
•LenovoTools(Windows8)
TheLenovoToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccesstovarious
program,suchasFingerprintManagerPro,LenovoSolutionCenter,andsoon.
•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7andWindows8)
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour
computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,or
shock.Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhen
theharddiskdriveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovetheread
andwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsenses
thattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsonthe
harddiskdrive.
•FingerprintManagerPro(Windows7andWindows8)
Ifyourcomputercomeswithangerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerProprogramenablesyou
toenrollyourngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thengerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
•LenovoQuickCast(Windows7andWindows8)
TheLenovoQuickCastprogramprovidesyouwithaquickandeasywaytosendlesanduniform
resourcelocators(URLs)betweentwodevices.
•LenovoQuickControl(Windows7andWindows8)
TheLenovoQuickControlprogramenablesyoutocontrolyourcomputerremotelythroughyour
smartphone,suchascontrollingthecursor,changingprojectionsettings,andmanagingforeground
applicationsandwindows.
•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7andWindows8)
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsforoptimalsystemperformance.
•PasswordManager(Windows7andWindows8)
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationfor
WindowsprogramsandWebsites.
•SystemUpdate(Windows7andWindows8)
TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthecomputerup-to-dateby
downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,Unied
ExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-party
programs.
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