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Customizing Your VAIO Computer

Protecting the Hard Disk

If your computer is equipped with a built-in hard disk drive, then it 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.

See the online specifications to find out whether your computer is equipped with the hard disk drive.

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Be aware that the built-in flash memory storage is not included in the scope of the VAIO HDD Protection utility.

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, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center.

2Click Security and Hard Disk Drive Protection Settings.

3Select the Activate hard disk drive protection check box.

4Select one of the desired sensitivity level.

5Click OK.

For more information, see the help file on the software.

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

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