User manual SONY VAIO VGN-SZ281P

[. . . ] To access this on-screen guide: 1 2 3 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Support Central. Click VAIO Recovery Guide. SmartWi Connection Utility Guide (Selected models only) -- Provides information about setting up Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, and Wireless WAN functionalities. To access this on-screen guide: 1 2 3 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Support Central. Click SmartWi Connection Utility Guide. n8N Before Use Ergonomic Considerations You will be using your computer as a portable device in a variety of environments. [. . . ] The hard disk 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 using the backup copies of the emergency recovery archive file and the emergency recovery token file. The maintenance and management of TPM-protected data must be carried out at your own risk. Sony Corporation assumes no liabilities for any defects arising out of your data maintenance and management. n 131 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Important Notice Do not encrypt the Documents and Settings folder. Encrypting the files in the folders containing basic user keys and others, which are listed later in this section, using the Encrypting File System (EFS) will disable you to launch your TPM software successfully and decrypt the encrypted data if: 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 are prevented from encrypting by having system attributes. Do not change the system attributes of the files in the folders below. Folders containing basic user keys and others C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infineon\TPM Software 2. 0\BackupData C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infineon\TPM Software 2. 0\PlatformKeyData C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infineon\TPM Software 2. 0\RestoreData C:\Documents and Settings\<account>\Application Data\Infineon\TPM Software 2. 0\UserKeyData (All folders are invisible by default. ) In addition, encrypting the following folder will disable you to log onto your system. C:\Documents and Settings\<account>\Local Settings (invisible by default) Encrypting the archive, backup, and token files will disable emergency restoration. Encrypting the password reset token and secret files will disable password reset. n 132 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Do not encrypt the following folders and files. There will be no way to restore the following folders and files or the archive, backup, token, password reset token and secret files of your TPM software if you carelessly encrypt them. Sony Corporation assumes no liability for any troubles and damages arising out of your careless encryption of such folders and files. Automatic backup file Default file name: SPSystemBackup. xml Default path: None (Clicking Browse displays the My Documents\Security Platform window. ) Storage folder for automatic backup data Default file name: SPSystemBackup The folder is created as the subfolder for the SPSystemBackup. xml file. Token file for decryption Default file name: SPEmRecToken. xml Default path: Removable media (FD, USB memory, etc. ) Password reset token file Default file name: SPPwdResetToken. xml Default path: Removable media (FD, USB memory, etc. ) Password reset secret file Default file name: SPPwdResetSecret. xml Default path: Removable media (FD, USB memory, etc. ) Key and certificate backup file Default file name: SpBackupArchive. xml Default path: None (Clicking Browse displays the My Documents\Security Platform window. ) PSD backup file Default file name: SpPSDBackup. fsb Default path: None (Clicking Browse displays the My Documents\Security Platform window. ) n 133 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Configuring the TPM To use the embedded TPM, you need to: 1 2 3 Enable the TPM on the BIOS setup screen. Install the Infineon TPM Professional Package. Initialize and configure the TPM. Enabling the TPM on the BIOS setup screen To enable the TPM 1 2 Turn on your computer. Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. Press the < or , key to select Security and then select Enabled for Trusted Platform Support on the Security tab. 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. [. . . ] For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 212). n 221 N Support Options VAIO MediaTM software Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO MediaTM software brings multimedia to your network, enabling you to share music, video, and still image files between your VAIO® computers. You can set up one or more VAIO computers as "media servers, " which store your multimedia files and make them available to other compatible VAIO computers on your wired or wireless network. For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 212). [. . . ]