ActiveProtectionSystem
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour
computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.
Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhentheharddisk
driveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsof
thedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentis
stableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnstheharddiskdriveon.
ClientSecuritySolution
TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeectingsecurity
breachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,monitorsecurity
settingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.
CommunicationsUtility
UsetheThinkVantageCommunicationsUtilityprogramtoconguresettingsfortheintegratedcamera
andaudiodevices.
FingerprintSoftware
Ifyoursystemcomeswithangerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogramenablesyoutoenrollyour
ngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindows®password.Asaresult,thengerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
LenovoSolutionsCenter
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.
LenovoThinkVantageTools
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess
tovarioustechnologies,suchas:
•LenovoSolutionCenter
•PowerManager
•RescueandRecovery
•SystemUpdate
MessageCenterPlus
TheMessageCenterPlusprogramautomaticallydisplaysmessagest oinformyouaboutimportantnotices
fromLenovo,suchasalertsonsystemupdatesandalertsonconditionsthatrequireyouratt ention.
MobileBroadbandConnect
ThisprogramisdesignedforThinkPadproductstoactivateandstayconnectedwiththemobilebroadband
(3G)networkforvariousserviceproviderswithsystemscontainingthesupportedwirelessWANcard.
PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationforWindows
applicationsandWebsites.
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