1.ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClickControlPanel➙UserAccounts.
–ForWindows10:ClickSettings➙Accounts.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingthecoverpresenceswitch
Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsyourcomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe
computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.
Toenablethecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29.
2.SelectSecurity➙ChassisIntrusionDetectionandpressEnter.
3.SelectEnabledandpressEnter.
4.ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage32.
Whenthecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboardisenabled,ifthecoverpresenceswitch
detectsthatthecomputercoverisnotcorrectlyinstalledorclosed,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedwhen
youturnonthecomputer.Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Properlyinstallorcloseyourcomputercover.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”on
page47.
2.StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29and
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage32.
Usingandunderstandingfirewalls
Afirewallcanbehardware,software,oracombinationofbothdependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired.
Firewallsworkonasetofrulestodeterminewhichinboundandoutboundconnectionsareauthorized.If
yourcomputerispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,ithelpsprotectagainstcomputerInternetsecurity
threats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formore
informationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertothehelpsystemofyourfirewallprogram.
TouseWindowsFirewall,dothefollowing
1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.
•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu.
2.ClickControlPanel.ViewControlPanelusingLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickWindows
Firewall.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Protectingdataagainstviruses
Yourcomputerispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramtohelpyouguardagainst,detect,andeliminate
viruses.
Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourcomputerwithafree30-daysubscription.After
30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.
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