User manual SONY VAIO VGN-SR29VN

[. . . ] Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein is governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement. n8N Before Use ENERGY STAR As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Sony has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and office equipment. The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. [. . . ] Register more than one fingerprint in case that the fingerprint sensor fails to recognize the fingerprint. Note that up to 21 fingerprints can be registered for logging onto your system using the Power-on Security feature. Be sure to clean your fingertip(s) and the fingerprint sensor before swiping in order to keep good recognition performance. n 121 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Logging Onto Your System To use the fingerprint authentication function in place of password entry to log onto your system, you need to set the poweron, hard disk, and Windows passwords and configure your computer for fingerprint authentication. For setting the power-on, hard disk, and Windows passwords, see Setting the Password (page 104). For detailed information, see the help file included with the Protector Suite QL. Logging onto Windows If you have registered your fingerprints for your user account, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for Windows password entry. To log onto Windows, swipe the registered finger across the fingerprint sensor when the Windows log-on screen appears. Power-on Security feature If you have set the power-on password (page 105) and/or the hard disk password (page 110), you can substitute fingerprint authentication for password entry when starting your computer. n 122 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using the Password Bank Once you have registered your user information (user accounts, passwords, etc. ) for web sites in the Password Bank, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for entering information required to access the password-protected web sites. For detailed information, see the help file included with the Protector Suite QL. !You may not be able to use the Password Bank feature depending on the web site you access. Using the File Safe Feature With the File Safe feature, you can create an encrypted archive to include a file and/or folder for protection against unauthorized access. The encrypted archive can be decrypted or unlocked for included file/folder access by swiping your finger across the fingerprint sensor or entering the backup password you specified for encryption. For detailed information, see the help file included with the Protector Suite QL. Using the Application Launcher The application launcher feature is available on your computer for launching your preferred application (executable file) that is assigned to one of your fingers with a registered fingerprint. Once you have assigned an application to your finger, you can launch the assigned application simply by swiping the finger across the fingerprint sensor. For detailed information, see the help file included with the Protector Suite QL. n 123 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Fingerprint Authentication with the TPM With the TPM data encryption feature, using fingerprint authentication can strengthen computer security. For instructions on how to use the TPM, see Using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (page 124). To use fingerprint authentication with the TPM, your computer needs to be equipped with both a fingerprint sensor and the TPM. See the online specifications to find out whether your model is equipped with them. For detailed information, see the help file included with the Protector Suite QL. Erasing the Registered Fingerprints Before disposing of your computer or transferring it to a third person, it is strongly recommended you erase the fingerprint data registered on the fingerprint sensor after erasing the data stored on your hard disk drive. To erase the registered fingerprints 1 2 Turn on the computer. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. Press the < or , key to select Security to display the Security tab. Press the m key to select Clear Fingerprint Data and press the Enter key. The fingerprint data registered on the fingerprint sensor is erased automatically after your system restarts. 3 4 5 n 124 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is embedded in selected models and provides your computer with basic security functions. In combination with the TPM, you can encrypt and decrypt your data to strengthen computer security against inappropriate access. TPMs are defined by Trusted Computing Group (TCG) and also called security chips. [. . . ] VAIO-Link web site: If you have any problem with the computer, you can access the VAIO-Link web site for troubleshooting. e-Support: This interactive part of our web site http://www. vaio-link. com allows you to get in contact with our dedicated support team over the Internet. Using a personalized account, you can log your technical queries with ease. VAIO-Link help lines: Before contacting VAIO-Link by telephone, try to solve the problem by reading the printed and nonprinted documentation. [. . . ]