ThinkPad E460 - Chapter 5. Security; Attaching a Mechanical Lock; Using Passwords; Typing Passwords

Chapter5.Security
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage45
•“Usingpasswords”onpage45
•“Harddisksecurity”onpage50
•“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage51
•“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage51
•“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage53
•“Usingfirewalls”onpage54
•“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage54
Attachingamechanicallock
Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyour
permission.
Attachamechanicallocktothekeyholeofthecomputer;thensecurethechainonthelocktoastationary
object.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.
Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity
feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.
Usingpasswords
Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,
apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.
Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.
Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks
automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.
Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.
Typingpasswords
Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.
Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,
pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto
,typethemasterharddiskpassword
Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.
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