Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyand
easilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthecomputer
eachtime.
ToopentheAccessConnectionsprogram,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage19.
•ForWindowsVista®andWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Access
Connections.
ActiveProtectionSystem
TheActiveProtectionSyst empr otectsyourhar ddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyourcomputer
detectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.Thehard
diskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating;sothesystemstopsitfromspinning,and
mayalsomovetheread/writeheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshock
sensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibr ation,orshock),it
turnstheharddiskdriveon.
ToopenActiveP rotectionSystem,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage19.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ActiveProtection
System.
ClientSecuritySolution
TheClientSecuritySolutionhelpsprotectyourcomputerandyourpersonalinformationsothatyouknowthat
yoursensitivedataissecure.Itcanalsohelpmanageyourpasswords,helprecoveraforgottenpassword,
orhelpyoumonitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputerandsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.
Theseconvenientfeaturesaremademoresecurebyabuilt-insecuritychip,apowerfulcomputerchip
dedicatedt othesecurityfunctionsofyourcomputer.
TostarttheClientSecuritySolution,clickStart➙AllProgr ams➙ThinkVantage➙ClientSecurity
Solution.
Fordetails,refertotheHelpfortheprogram.
YoucandownloadthelatestClientSecuritySolutionfromthefollowingWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,ClientSecuritySolutionisnotpreinstalledonit.
FingerprintSoftware
Ifyoursyst emcomeswithangerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogr amenablesyoutoenrollyour
ngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thengerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswor dandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
Toopenthengerprintsoftware,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage19.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ThinkVantage
FingerprintSoftware.
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