destroythedataphysicallybysmashingtheharddiskdrivewithahammer,ormagneticallybymeansof
strongmagneticpower,thusmakingthedataunreadable.Butwerecommendthatyoumakeuseofthe
software(payware)orservice(payservice)specicallydevelopedforthepurpose.
Fordisposingofdataontheharddiskdrive,LenovoprovidestheSecureDataDisposaltool.Todownload
thet ool,gototheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Note:Runningtheapplicationwilltak eacoupleofhours.
Ifyouusesoftwaredesignedforusewiththeharddiskdrivetodeletedatastoredonthesolidstatedrive,it
willer aseonlydatathatisaccessiblebynormaloperation.Itmightnoterasethehiddenareaoftheash
chip.Therefore,sometimesitmightstillbepossibletoreadthedatabyuseofspecialequipmentora
specialtool.Topreventleakageofdatafromthesolidstatedrive,itisrecommendedthatyoudeleteall
dataontheashchipsbyuseofanapplicationprovidedbyLenovo.ThisapplicationcalledtheThinkPad
SetupMenuExtensionUtilitymakesitpossibletoeraseallthedataontheashchipsofthesolidstate
drivefr omtheThinkPadSetupwithinaminute.Todownloadthisapplication,gototheLenovoWebsite
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
IfEncryptionsolidstatedriveorDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveissupportedandinstalledinyourcomputer,
youcanlogicallydisposeofallthedataonadeviceinaveryshorttimebyerasingthecryptographickey.
Thedataencrypt edwiththeoldkeyisnotphysicallyerasedbutremainsonthedisk;however,itcannotbe
decryptedwithouttheoldkey.ThisfeatureisenabledbytheThinkPadSetupMenuExtensionUtilityandis
availableasamenuitemintheThinkPadSetup.
Usingandunderstandingrewalls
Ifyoursyst emispr einstalledwithar ewallprogram,itprotectsagainstcomputerInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.
Formoreinformationabouthowtousetherewallprogram,refert otheon-linehelpthatcomeswith
theprogram.
Protectingdataagainstviruses
Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.The
antiviruspr ogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.
Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.
Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.
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