LenovoThinkVantageTools
TheLenovoThinkVantage®Toolsprogramguidesyoutoahostofinformationsourcesandprovideseasy
accesstovarioustoolstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.Formoreinformation,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools”onpage75.
LenovoWelcome
TheLenovoWelcomeprogramintroducessomeinnovativebuilt-infeaturesofLenovotoyouandguidesyou
throughsomeimportantsetuptaskstohelpyoumakethemostofyourcomputer.
ProductRecovery
TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsoftheharddiskdrivetothefactory
defaultsettings.
ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery
TheThinkVantageRescueandRecovery®programisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthat
includesasetofself-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfrom
systemcrashes,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Note:IftheEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,it
indicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.To
installtheRescueandRecoverypr ogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStartAllProgramsLenovoThinkVantageTools,anddouble-clickEnhancedBackup
andRestore.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescr een.
3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.
PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandllsinauthenticationinformationforWindows
applicationsandWebsites.
Note:IfthePasswordVaulticonintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogr amisdimmed,itindicatesthat
youneedtoinstallthePasswordManagerprogrammanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.T oinstallthe
PasswordManagerprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStartAllProgramsLenovoThinkVantageTools,anddouble-clickPasswordV ault.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescr een.
3.Whentheinstallationprocesscompletes,thePasswordVaulticonisactivated.
PowerManager
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour
ThinkCentre®computer.ByusingthePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingsto
achievethebestbalancebetweensystemperformanceandpowersaving.
ThinkVantageSystemUpdate
TheThinkVantageSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-dateby
downloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,BIOSupdates,
andotherthirdpartyapplications).
FingerprintSoftware
TheintegratedngerprintreaderprovidedonsomekeyboardsworkswiththeFingerprintSoftwareprogram
toenableyoutoenrollyourngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,ngerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.Angerprintreader
keyboardisavailablewithcertaincomputersorcanbepurchasedforcomputersthatsupportthisoption.
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