•WhenyoucleartheSecurityChip,besuretoturnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagainafteryouset
theSecurityChiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.
TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:
1.P rinttheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,ande xitallapplications.
3.T urnoffyourcomputer.
4.Repeat edlypressandreleasetheF1keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearmultiplebeeps
orseealogoscreen,releasetheF1key.TheSetupUtilitywindowopens.
5.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurity,andpressEnter.TheSecuritymenuopens.
6.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoSecurityChip,andpressEnter.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.
7.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttoset.Whentheitemyouwantishighlighted,press
Enter.
8.Settheitemsyouwanttoset.
9.P ressF10tosaveandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
10.ClickYesintheSetupConrmationwindow.
TosettheSecurityChip,youhavetoopentheClientSecuritySolutionprogram,andfollowtheinstructions
onthescreen.
Note:IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,theClientSecuritySolution
programisnotpreinstalledonyoursystem.Tocongurethesecuritychip,youneedtodownloadthelatest
versionoftheClientSecuritySolutionprogramfromtheLenovoWebsite.TodownloadtheClientSecurity
Solutionprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingandunderstandingrewalls
Arewallcanbehardware,software,oracombinationofbothdependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired.
Firewallsworkonasetofrulestodeterminewhichinboundandoutboundconnectionsareauthorized.If
yourcomputerispreintalledwitharewallprogram,ithelpsprot ectagainstcomputerInternetsecurity
threats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formore
informationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refertothehelpsystemofyourrewallprogram.
TheWindowsoperatingsystempreinstalledonyourcomputerprovidestheWindowsFirewall.Fordetailson
usingtheWindowsFirewall,referto“HelpandSupport”onpage111.
Protectingdataagainstviruses
Yourcomputerispr einstalledwithanantivirusprogramtohelpyouguardagainst,det ect,andeliminate
viruses.
Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.Aft er
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.
Note:Virusdenitionlesmustbekeptup-to-datetoguardagainstnewviruses.
Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.
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