Usingthengerprintreader
Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourcomputermighthaveanintegratedngerprintreader.By
enrollingyourngerprintandassociatingitwithapower-onpassword,aharddiskpassword,orboth
passwordsbeforehand,youcanstartthecomputer,logontothesystem,andentertheThinkPadSetupby
swipingyourngeroverthereader,withouttypingapassword.Thusngerprintauthenticationcanreplace
passwordsandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
Enrollingyourngerprint
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.TostartLenovoFingerprintsoftware,referto“Lenovoprograms”onpage15.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourngerprint.Fordetails,refertotheHelpforthe
program.
LEDbehaviorofthengerprintreader
Table4.LEDbehaviorlist_ngerprintreader
IndicatorDescription
SteadygreenThengerprintreaderisreadytoswipe.
BlinkinggreenonceThengerprintisbeingauthenticatedorhasbeen
authenticated.
BlinkinggreenThengerprintreaderisreadytoswipeinpower-on
authenticationstate.
BlinkingamberThengerprintcouldnotbeauthenticated.
Steadyamberfor15secondsThepower-onauthenticationfeatureisdisabledafter
threebadngerprintswipes.
Swipingyourngeroverthereader
Toswipeyourngeroverthereader,dothefollowing:
58UserGuide