Chapter4.Security
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.
•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage47
•“Usingpasswords”onpage47
•“Harddisksecurity”onpage52
•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage53
•“Usingthengerprintreader”onpage54
•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage57
•“Usingandunderstandingrewalls”onpage58
•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage58

Attachingamechanicallock

Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomput er,t ohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.
Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.
Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity
feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyouseta
password,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordat
theprompt.Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Passwordsandsleepmode

IfyouhavesetaWindowspasswordandyouputyourcomputerintosleepmode,theprocedurefor
resumingoperationisasfollows:
•Youarenotpromptedtotypethepasswordwhenresumingoperation.
•Ifanyharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedrivehasaharddiskpassword,itisunlockedautomatically
whenyouresumeoperation.

Typingpasswords

Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.
Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddisk
password,dothefollowing:
1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:
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