Chapter4.Security
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage89
•“Usingpasswords”onpage89
•“Harddisksecurity”onpage95“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage96
•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage96
•“Usingangerprintreader”onpage97
•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage100
•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage100
•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage101

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,enterPower-onpasswordorSupervisorpassword.
Ifthisiconappears,enterHarddiskpassword.
Note:Ifthisiconappears,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddiskpassword,
pressF1andtypeamasterharddiskpassword.
Ifthisiconappears,enterSupervisorpassword.
Clickontheitemsbelowtondoutmoreaboutpasswordsandhowtousethemtoprotectyourcomputer.
•“Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode”onpage90
•“Typingpasswords”onpage90
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