User guide

Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage49

•“Usingpasswords”onpage49

•“Harddisksecurity”onpage54

•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage55

•“Usingthengerprintreader”onpage56

•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage59

•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage60

•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage60

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour

permission.

Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary

object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity

feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance

ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta

password,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat

theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Passwordsandsleepmode

IfyouhavesetaWindowspasswordandyouputyourcomputerintosleepmode,theprocedurefor

resumingoperationisasfollows:

•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

•Ifanyharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomatically

whenyouresumeoperation.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddisk

password,dothefollowing:

1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis: