Personal Computer User Manual

Chapter4.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

Securityfeatures

Thefollowingsecurityfeaturesareavailableonyourcomputer:

•ComputraceAgentsoftwareembeddedinrmware

TheComputraceAgentsoftwareisanITassetmanagementandcomputertheftrecoverysolution.

Thesoftwaredetectsifchangeshavebeenmadeonthecomputer,suchashardware,software,or

thecomputercall-inlocation.

Note:YoumighthavetopurchaseasubscriptiontoactivatetheComputraceAgentsoftware.

•Coverpresenceswitch(alsocalledintrusionswitch)(onlyavailableonsomemodels)

Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsyourcomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe

computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.Toenablethecoverpresenceswitchconnector

onthesystemboard,tothefollowing:

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage67.

2.SettheAdministratorPassword.See“Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword”onpage68.

3.FromtheSecuritysubmenu,selectChassisIntrusionDetection➙Enabled.Thecoverpresence

switchconnectoronthesystemboardisenabled.

Whenthecoverpresenceswitchdetectsthatyourcomputercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed

whenyouturnonthecomputer,anerrormessagewillbedisplayed.Tobypasstheerrormessageand

logintotheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Properlyinstallorcloseyourcomputercover.See“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage56.

2.PressF1toentertheSetupUtilityprogram.ThenpressF10tosaveandexittheSetupUtility

program.Theerrormessagewillnotbedisplayedagain.

•AbilitytoenableanddisabledevicesandUSBconnectors

Formoreinformation,see“Enablingordisablingadevice”onpage69

•Startupsequencecontrol

Formoreinformation,see“Selectingorchangingthestartupdevicesequence”onpage70.

•Startupwithoutkeyboardormouse

Yourcomputerisabletologintotheoperatingsystemwithoutkeyboardormouseconnected.

•TrustedPlatformModule(TPM)

TrustedPlatformModuleisasecurecryptoprocessorthatcanstorecryptographickeysthatprotect

informationstoredinyourcomputer.

Lockingthecomputercover

Lockingthecomputercoverhelpspreventunauthorizedpeoplefromgainingaccesstotheinsideofyour

computer.Akeylock

1comeswiththisproductbuiltintothecomputercover.Thekeys2forthecover

areattachedtotherearofthemachine.Forsecurity,storethekeysinasecureplacewhenyouarenot

usingthem.