ThinkPad X230 - Drive Encryption and Security Chip Configuration

b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.PressEnter.
Attention:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.Youmusttakeyourcomputertoa
LenovoreselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofof
purchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
9.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.
10.PressF10.TheSetupConrmationwindowopens.SelectYestosavecongurationchangesandexit.
ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.
Harddisksecurity
Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithms
areintegratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebookcomputers.
Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:
1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedriveorharddisk
drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage50and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage
50
.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.
2.ToprovidereliablesecurityforUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityprogramwithaTrusted
PlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage55
.
Note:TheMicrosoftWindows7andWindows8operatingsystemsupporttheTPMmanagement
feature.
3.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveandEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,be
suretoprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdrive
encryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker
®
DriveEncryption,whichissupportedinthe
UltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operatingsystemandWindows8operatingsystem.
See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage54
.
4.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,makesuretodeletedatastoredonit.See
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive”onpage59.
UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption
Tohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess,besuretousedriveencryptionsoftware,such
asWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows7andandWindows8
operatingsystems.ItissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operating
systemandWindows8operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastored
onyourcomputer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserand
systemles,includingtheswapandhibernationles.
BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdenedasaV1.2TPM.
TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.
FordetailsaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows
operatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”on
theMicrosoftWebsite.
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