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Customizing Your VAIO Computer

Protecting the Hard Disk

Your computer has the VAIO HDD Protection utility preinstalled for customizing your settings for protecting your hard disk drive against shock hazards. You can select the sensitivity level of the built-in shock sensor to set the appropriate protection level.

Activating VAIO HDD Protection

To protect your hard disk drive against shock hazards, you must first activate VAIO HDD Protection.

To activate VAIO HDD Protection

1Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Central.

2Double-clickSecurity on the System Information tab and then Hard Disk Drive Protection Settings. The setup window appears.

3Select the Activate hard disk drive protection check box.

4Select one of the desired sensitivity level.

5Click OK.

For more information, click Help on the setup window to open the help file.

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VAIO HDD Protection is designed to minimize possibilities of damage to hard disk drives and user data. It does not assure 100% data protection under any circumstances.

Hard disk drive protection is disabled before Windows launch and during a shift to Hibernate or Standby mode, system recovery, and system shutdown.