Chapter4.Security
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•Attachingamechanicallock
•Usingpasswords
•Harddisksecurity
•Settingthesecuritychip
•Usingangerprintreader
•Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive
•Usingandunderstandingrewalls
•Protectingdataagainstviruses

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomput er,t ohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.
Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.
Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurity
features.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
oflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta
password,apromptappearsonthescreeneachtimeyoupoweronthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat
theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.
Makesurethatonlyauthorizedindividualsaccessyourcomputer.Establishingdifferentkindsofpasswords
requiresthatotherpossibleusersknowthepr operpasswordsinordertoaccessyourcomputeroryourdata.
Ifthisiconappears,enterthePower-onpasswordortheSupervisorpassword.
Ifthisiconappears,entertheHarddiskpassword.
Note:Ifthisiconappears,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddiskpassword,
pressF1andtypeamasterharddiskpassword.
Ifthisiconappears,entertheSupervisorpassword.
Clickontheitemsbelowtondoutmoreaboutpasswordsandhowtousethemtoprotectyourcomputer.
•Passwordsandsleepmode
•Typingpasswords
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