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Data protection You can lose data from the hard disk drive for a variety of reasons. Security violations, viruses, or hard disk drive failure can all contribute to the destruction of data files. To protect against the loss of valuable information, IBM has incorporated many data-saving features within your computer. SMART hard disk drive: Your computer comes with a SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) hard disk drive that is enabled to report potential hard drive failures. If the hard drive detects an error, a DMI-compliant warning message is sent to the computer screen, and, if the computer is part of a network, to an administrator console. Once an error is detected, the data on the hard disk drive can be backed up and the drive replaced. SMART Reaction: To help back up important data, IBM provides SMART Reaction software on computers with preinstalled software and also on the IBM Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD or IBM Software Selections CD. SMART Reaction is a client/server software application that helps users and administrators respond effectively to a warning issued by the SMART hard disk drive. For more information on SMART Reaction, see "IBM System Management Tools " in the Overview section on the Software Selections CD, or refer to About Your Software. Virus Protection: Your computer has built-in virus protection that can be enabled through the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Also, IBM AntiVirus is loaded on the hard disk drive of computers that have preinstalled software. IBM AntiVirus is also on the IBM Software Selections CD. Enhanced security Your computer has a new, enhanced security feature that provides extra protection for your administrator password, as well as your startup sequence settings. With enhanced security, your administrator password and startup sequence are stored in a highly-protected, nonvolatile, security EEPROM module that is separate from CMOS memory and the EEPROM module that stores system programs. When your administrator password and security sequence are protected by enhanced security, they remain intact even if the battery in your computer expires or is removed by someone. Enhanced security can be enabled or disabled only when you update system programs. The procedure for enabling enhanced security is explained under "Enabling and disabling enhanced security" on page 56. Chapter 4. Operating your computer 55

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Data protection
You can lose data from the hard disk drive for a variety of reasons.
Security
violations, viruses, or hard disk drive failure can all contribute to the destruction of
data files.
To protect against the loss of valuable information, IBM has incorporated
many data-saving features within your computer.
SMART hard disk drive:
Your computer comes with a SMART
(Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) hard disk drive that is
enabled to report potential hard drive failures.
If the hard drive detects an error, a
DMI-compliant warning message is sent to the computer screen, and, if the
computer is part of a network, to an administrator console.
Once an error is
detected, the data on the hard disk drive can be backed up and the drive replaced.
SMART Reaction:
To help back up important data, IBM provides SMART
Reaction software on computers with preinstalled software and also on the IBM
Ready-to-Configure Utility Program
CD or IBM
Software Selections
CD.
SMART
Reaction is a client/server software application that helps users and administrators
respond effectively to a warning issued by the SMART hard disk drive.
For more
information on SMART Reaction, see “IBM System Management Tools ” in the
Overview section on the
Software Selections
CD, or refer to
About Your Software
.
Virus Protection:
Your computer has built-in virus protection that can be enabled
through the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Also, IBM AntiVirus is loaded
on the hard disk drive of computers that have preinstalled software.
IBM AntiVirus
is also on the
IBM Software Selections
CD.
Enhanced security
Your computer has a new, enhanced security feature that provides extra protection
for your administrator password, as well as your startup sequence settings.
With
enhanced security, your administrator password and startup sequence are stored in
a highly-protected, nonvolatile, security EEPROM module that is separate from
CMOS memory and the EEPROM module that stores system programs.
When your
administrator password and security sequence are protected by enhanced security,
they remain intact even if the battery in your computer expires or is removed by
someone.
Enhanced security can be enabled or disabled only when you update system
programs.
The procedure for enabling enhanced security is explained under
“Enabling and disabling enhanced security” on page
56.
Chapter
4.
Operating your computer
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