User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Hardware features
- Wireless and local area network
- Multimedia
- Digital cards
- USB devices
- Drives
- Memory modules
- Pointing devices and keyboard
- Power management
- Setting power options
- Using external AC power
- Using battery power
- Finding battery information in Help and Support
- Using Battery Check
- Displaying the remaining battery charge
- Inserting or removing the battery
- Charging a battery
- Maximizing battery discharge time
- Managing low battery levels
- Calibrating a battery
- Conserving battery power
- Storing a battery
- Disposing of a used battery
- Shutting down the device
- Security
- Backup and recovery
- Software updates
- Setup Utility
- Index
10 Security
Protecting the device
Standard security features provided by the Windows operating system and the non-Windows Setup
Utility can protect your personal settings and data from a variety of risks.
Follow the procedures in this chapter to use the following features:
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Passwords
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Firewall software
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Critical security updates
NOTE: Security solutions are designed to act as deterrents, but they may not deter software attacks
or prevent the device from being mishandled or stolen.
NOTE: Before you send your device for service, remove all password settings.
Device risk Security feature
Unauthorized use of the device
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QuickLock
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Power-on password
Unauthorized access to data
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Firewall software
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Windows updates
Unauthorized access to Setup Utility, BIOS settings, and other
system identification information
Administrator password
Ongoing or future threats to the device Critical security updates from Microsoft
Unauthorized access to a Windows user account User password
Using passwords
A password is a group of characters that you choose to secure your device information. Several types
of passwords can be set, depending on how you want to control access to your information. Passwords
can be set in Windows or in the non-Windows Setup Utility preinstalled on the device.
CAUTION: To prevent being locked out of the device, record each password you set. Because most
passwords are not displayed as they are set, changed, or deleted, it is essential to record each password
immediately and store it in a secure place.
You can use the same password for a Setup Utility feature and for a Windows security feature. You can
also use the same password for more than one Setup Utility feature.
Use the following guidelines when setting a password in Setup Utility:
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A password can be any combination of up to 8 letters and numbers and is case sensitive.
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A password set in the Setup Utility must be entered at a Setup Utility prompt. A password set
in Windows must be entered at a Windows prompt.
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