User manual SONY VAIO VPC-F11QFX/B

[. . . ] Sony Corporation provides no warranty with regard to this manual, the software, or other information contained herein and hereby expressly disclaims any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose with regard to this manual, the software, or such other information. In no event shall Sony Corporation be liable for any incidental, consequential, or special damages, whether based on tort, contract, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this manual, the software, or other information contained herein or the use thereof. In the manual, the TM or ® marks are not specified. The User Guide is provided in PDF format for easy browsing and printing. [. . . ] For setting the power-on, hard disk*, and Windows passwords, see Setting the Password (page 115). * The hard disk password is not available on models with two built-in flash memory storage devices in RAID configuration. See the online specifications to find out about your storage device configuration. 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 116) and/or the hard disk password (page 121), you can substitute fingerprint authentication for password entry when starting your computer. n 133 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 134 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 135). To use fingerprint authentication with the TPM, your computer needs to be equipped with both a fingerprint sensor and the TPM. If the window containing the Run automatic backup now check box is displayed after the setup, select the check box and update the backup files. The restore process using the backup files may fail if you do not set up the automatic backup operations. The maintenance and management of TPM-protected data must be carried out at your own risk. Sony assumes no liability for any defects arising out of your data maintenance and management. * See the online specifications to find out about your storage device configuration. n 137 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Important Notice Do not encrypt the files containing keys to be used for encryption and the folders that include such files. Encrypting the files in the folders containing basic user keys and others, using the Encrypting File System (EFS) will disable you to launch your TPM software and decrypt the encrypted data in the following cases: The TPM software has been installed. The EFS function has been enabled in user initialization process. With the default settings, the files in the folders below cannot be encrypted because they have system attributes. Do not change the system attributes of the files in the folders below. !The following folders are invisible by default. Folders containing basic user keys and others C:\<username>\All Users\Infineon\TPM Software 2. 0\BackupData C:\<username>\All Users\Infineon\TPM Software 2. 0\PlatformKeyData C:\<username>\All Users\Infineon\TPM Software 2. 0\RestoreData (C:\<username>\All Users is a shortcut to C:\ProgramData. ) C:\<username>\<account>\AppData\Roaming\Infineon\TPM Software 2. 0\UserKeyData n 138 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Do not encrypt any one of the following archive, backup, or token files. There will be no way to restore them if you carelessly encrypt them. Sony assumes no liability for any troubles and damages arising out of your careless encryption of the following files and folders including them. [. . . ] http://www. sonystyle-europe. com for online purchases. http://www. sony. net for other Sony products. You need to set up an Internet connection before you can access the online features described here. n 223 N Support Options e-Support What is e-Support? If you have searched our user guides and web site (http://www. vaio-link. com) but have not found an answer to your question or issue, use e-Support to solve it. Our e-Support Web Portal is an interactive web site on which you can submit any technical query you may have regarding your computer and receive answers from our dedicated support team. Every submitted query will result in a unique 'case number' to ensure smooth communication between yourself and the eSupport Team. Who can use e-Support? All registered VAIO customers are entitled to unlimited access to the VAIO-Link e-Support Web Portal. How can I access the e-Support portal? When you register your computer, you will automatically receive an e-mail with the link to the e-Support Web Portal, your Customer ID and a basic explanation within a few hours. [. . . ]