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Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords
YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.
Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha
tabletthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstalltheharddisk
driveinatabletthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethansevencharacters,
youcannotaccessthedrive.
Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser
andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk
drive.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddisk
drivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
Notes:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovide
self-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.
IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and
theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.
IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,andyourtabletispreinstalledwiththeWindows8.1
operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.
Harddisksecurity
Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:
Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedrive.Refertothe
proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage63and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage65.Forsecurity,
alongerpasswordisrecommended.
ToprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwitha
TrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Usingthesecuritychip”onpage68.
IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourtablet
memoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindows
BitLocker
®
DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsofthe
Windows8.1operatingsystem.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage67
.
Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourtablet,deletethedatastoredonit.
UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption
Tohelpprotectyourtabletagainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itis
supportedintheProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyou
protecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourtablet,evenifyourtabletislostorstolen.BitLocker
worksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingtheswapandhibernationfiles.
BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.
TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurityBitLockerDrive
Encryption.
FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step
Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.
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