Lenovo THINKPAD L520 - Lenovo Thinkvantage Toolbox; Message Center Plus; Password Manager; Power Manager

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith
eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“LenovoSolution
Center”onpage.
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxisadiagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperating
system.Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludes
automaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,andadvanceddiagnosticsand
diagnostichistory.
ToopenLenovoThinkVantageToolbox,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16
.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbox.
ForadditionalinformationaboutrunningtheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,refertotheLenovo
ThinkVantageToolboxhelpsystem.
MessageCenterPlus
TheMessageCenterPlusdisplaysmessagestoinformyouabouthelpfulsoftwarethathasbeenpreinstalled
onyourcomputer.Thesoftwareenablesyoutomanagewiredandwirelessconnections,protectyourdata
intheeventofaproblemandautomaticallydiagnoseandresolvepotentialproblemswithyourcomputer.
TheMessageCenterPluscanalsoprovidemessagesaboutnewupdatesavailabletokeepyourcomputer
current.
PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramenablesuserstomanageandrememberalltheirsensitiveand
easy-to-forgetapplicationandWebsitelogininformation,suchasuserIDs,passwords,andotherpersonal
information.
ToopenPasswordManager,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16
.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Password
Manager.
PowerManager
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour
computer.ByusingthePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingstogiveyouthebest
balancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.
ToopenPowerManager,dothefollowing
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage16
.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PowerManager.
ProductRecovery
Thisprogramenablesyoutocreaterecoverymediatorestorethecontentsofthesystemdriveorharddisk
drivetothesamestateaswhenthecomputerwasoriginallyshippedfromthefactory.
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