Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E330 - Introduction to Thinkvantage Programs

Table2.ProgramsinControlPanel(continued)
Program
ControlPanelsectionGreentextinControlPanel
RecoveryMedia
SystemandSecurity
Lenovo-FactoryRecoveryDisks
SimpleTap
Programs
Lenovo-SimpleTap
SystemUpdateSystemandSecurity
Lenovo-UpdateandDrivers
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
IntroductiontoThinkVantageprograms
ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeThinkVantageprograms.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
AccessConnections
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation
proles.EachlocationprolestoresallthenetworkandInternetcongurationsettingsneededforconnecting
toanetworkinfrastructurefromaspeciclocationsuchasahomeoranofce.
Byswitchingbetweenlocationprolesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyand
easilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtorecongureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthecomputer
eachtime.
ActiveProtectionSystem
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdrivewhentheshocksensorinsideyour
computerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.
Theharddiskdriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.Thisisbecausewhentheharddisk
driveisnotoperating,thesystemstopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsof
thedrivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentis
stableagain(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnstheharddiskdriveon.
ClientSecuritySolution
TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeectingsecurity
breachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,monitorsecurity
settingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.
CommunicationsUtility
UsetheThinkVantageCommunicationsUtilityprogramtoconguresettingsfortheintegratedcamera
andaudiodevices.
LenovoSolutionCenter
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.
LenovoThinkVantageT ools
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess
tovarioustechnologies,suchas:
•LenovoSolutionCenter
•PowerManager
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