Sony VGN-SZ110 User Guide - Page 131

Configuring the TPM, Enabling the TPM on the BIOS setup screen

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n 131 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Configuring the TPM To use the embedded TPM, you need to: 1 Enable the TPM on the BIOS setup screen. 2 Install the Infineon TPM Professional Package. 3 Initialize and configure the TPM. Enabling the TPM on the BIOS setup screen To enable the TPM 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Press the < or , key to select Security and then select Enabled for Trusted Platform Support on the Security tab. 4 Press the < or , key to select Exit and then Exit Setup; and press the Enter key. ! Before enabling the TPM, make sure to set the power-on and hard disk passwords to protect against unauthorized modification of the TPM configuration. If the TPM is enabled, it will take longer before the VAIO logo appears due to security checks at computer startup. ✍ You can also disable the TPM and clear the TPM configuration on the BIOS setup screen. Note that you will not be able to access any TPM-protected data if you clear the TPM ownership. Before clearing the TPM configuration, make sure to make backup copies of the TPM-protected data.

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Customizing Your VAIO Computer
Configuring the TPM
To use the embedded TPM, you need to:
1
Enable the TPM on the BIOS setup screen.
2
Install the Infineon TPM Professional Package.
3
Initialize and configure the TPM.
Enabling the TPM on the BIOS setup screen
To enable the TPM
1
Turn on your computer.
2
Press the
F2
key when the VAIO logo appears.
The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer and press the
F2
key several times when the VAIO logo
appears.
3
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Security
and then select
Enabled
for
Trusted Platform Support
on the
Security
tab.
4
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Exit
and then
Exit Setup
; and press the
Enter
key.
!
Before enabling the TPM, make sure to set the power-on and hard disk passwords to protect against unauthorized modification of the TPM
configuration.
If the TPM is enabled, it will take longer before the VAIO logo appears due to security checks at computer startup.
You can also disable the TPM and clear the TPM configuration on the BIOS setup screen. Note that you will not be able to access any TPM-protected
data if you clear the TPM ownership. Before clearing the TPM configuration, make sure to make backup copies of the TPM-protected data.