Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s (English) User Guide - Page 36
Access Connections, Active Protection System, Fingerprint Software
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Table 2. Applications in Control Panel (continued) Application Control Panel section Green text in Control Panel Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox System and Security Lenovo - System Health and Diagnostics Mobile Broadband Activate Network and Internet Lenovo - 3G Mobile Broadband Password Manager System and Security Lenovo - Password Vault User Accounts and Family Safety Power Manager Hardware and Sound System and Security Lenovo - Power Controls Recovery Media System and Security Lenovo - Factory Recovery Disks System Update System and Security Lenovo - Update and Drivers Rescue and Recovery System and Security Lenovo - Enhanced Backup and Restore ThinkVantage GPS Network and Internet System and Security Lenovo - GPS Access Connections Access Connections™ is a connectivity assistant program for creating and managing location profiles. Each location profile stores all the network and Internet configuration settings needed for connecting to a network infrastructure from a specific location such as a home or an office. By switching between location profiles as you move your computer from place to place, you can quickly and easily connect to a network with no need to reconfigure your settings manually and restart the computer each time. To open the Access Connections program, do the following: • For Windows 7: See "Accessing applications in Windows 7" on page 17. • For Windows XP: Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ ThinkVantage ➙ Access Connections. Active Protection System The Active Protection System protects your hard disk drive when the shock sensor inside your computer detects a condition that could damage the drive, such as system tilt, excessive vibration, or shock. The hard disk drive is less vulnerable to damage when it is not operating; so the system stops it from spinning, and may also move the read/write heads of the drive to areas that do not contain data. As soon as the shock sensor senses that the environment is stable again (minimal change in system tilt, vibration, or shock), it turns the hard disk drive on. To open Active Protection System, do the following: • For Windows 7: See "Accessing applications in Windows 7" on page 17. • For Windows XP: To configure the protection system, click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ ThinkVantage ➙ Active Protection System. Fingerprint Software If your system comes with a fingerprint reader, the Fingerprint Software program enables you to enroll your fingerprint and associate it with your Windows password. As a result, the fingerprint authentication can replace your password and enable simple and secure user access. 18 User Guide