Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E425 - Hard Disk Security; Using a Fingerprint Reader

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword
youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.
•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.
9.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.
Attention:Youmightwanttonoteyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
10.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.
Harddisksecurity
Yourcomputersupportsanenhancedsecuritysolutionforharddiskdrive.Toprotectpasswordsfrom
unauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithmsareintegratedintoUEFI
BIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebookcomputers.
Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:
1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalharddiskdrive.Refertothe
proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage54and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage55.Forenhanced
security,astrongpasswordisrecommended.
2.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour
computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware.
3.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.Referto
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive”onpage60.
Note:TheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputercanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS.
DiskEncryptionharddiskdrive
SomemodelscontaintheDiskEncryptionharddiskdrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourcomputer
againstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.
Fortheefcientuseoftheencryptionfeature,besuretosetapasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.
RefertoHarddiskpasswords.
Usingangerprintreader
Yourcomputermighthaveanintegratedngerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcanreplacepasswords
andenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.ByenrollingyourngerprintandassociatingitwithaWindows
passwordyoucanlogontothecomputerbyswipingyourngeroverthereader,withouttypingpasswords.
Enrollingyourngerprint
Tousetheintegratedngerprintreader,beginbyenrollingyourngerprintasfollows:
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.TostarttheLenovoFingerprintsoftware,referto“FingerprintSoftware”onpage21.
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