Lenovo ThinkCentre E63z - Attaching a Kensington-Style Cable Lock; Using Passwords; BIOS Passwords

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock
YoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanent
fixture.Connectthelocktothesecurity-lockslotattherearofyourcomputer.Dependingonthetype
selected,thelockcanbeoperatedwithakeyorcombination.Thelockalsolocksthebuttonsusedtoopen
thecomputercover.Thisisthesametypeoflockusedonmanynotebookcomputers.Youcanordersucha
lockdirectlyfromLenovobysearchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Figure8.Kensington-stylecablelock
Usingpasswords
YoucansetavarietyofpasswordsthroughtheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemandthroughtheBIOS
ofyourcomputertohelpdeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer.
BIOSpasswords
YoucanusetheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramtosetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyour
computeranddata.Thefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailable:
•Power-onpassword
•Harddiskpassword
•Administratorpassword
FormoreinformationaboutBIOSpasswords,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage60
.Youdonothaveto
setanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputingsecurity.
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