User manual SONY VAIO VGN-Z11AWN/B

[. . . ] 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. 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 fingerprint data enrolled on the fingerprint sensor is erased automatically after your system restarts. 3 4 5 n 127 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. See the online specifications to find out whether your model is equipped with the TPM. n 128 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Precautions on Using the TPM Although your computer is provided with the TPM security functions, these functions do not ensure complete protection of your data and hardware. Sony assumes no liabilities for any problems and damages arising out of your use of the functions. After you have installed the Infineon TPM Professional Package, you need to set a few TPM passwords on your computer. Without these passwords, you will not be able to restore any TPM-protected data. Be sure to write down the passwords and keep them safe and private from other people. Be sure to make backup copies of the latest emergency recovery archive file, emergency recovery token file, password reset token file, and personal secret file and keep them safe and private from other people before sending your computer for repair. The data stored in the TPM that is embedded on the motherboard may be lost or corrupted during the course of repair. During the course of repair, the TPM will also be replaced if the motherboard needs replacement. In such a case, use the backup copies of the emergency recovery archive file, emergency recovery token file, password reset token file, and personal secret file to restore the TPM configuration. Be sure to make a backup copy of the data stored on the hard disk drive before sending your computer for repair. The hard disk drive may be initialized and returned after the repair work and, in such a case, you will not be able to restore the data on the hard disk drive using the backup copies of the emergency recovery archive file, emergency recovery token file, password reset token file, and personal secret file. Make sure you set up the automatic backup operations after completing the TPM initialization wizard. 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 liabilities for any defects arising out of your data maintenance and management. n 129 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Important Notice Do not encrypt files containing keys to be used for encryption and folders including 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 functionality 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. [. . . ] Blu-ray DiscTM and the Blu-ray Disc logo are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association. Intel, Pentium, and Intel SpeedStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Media Center Edition, MS Works, Microsoft Office 2007 Home & Student, Microsoft Office Ready 2007 and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U. S. i. LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. [. . . ]