User manual SONY VAIO VGN-Z550N

[. . . ] Press any key to bring the computer back into Normal mode. For detailed information on power saving modes, see Using the Power Saving Modes (page 142). n8N Before Use Documentation Your documentation includes printed information and user guides to read on your VAIO computer. Printed Documentation Welcome mat -- Contains an overview of components connection, set-up information, etc. Safety Information -- Contains safety guidelines and owner information. Non-printed Documentation User Guide (this manual) -- Explains features of your computer. It also includes information about the software programs included with your computer, as well as information on solving common problems. To go to Web sites described in this manual by clicking their respective URLs beginning with http://, your computer must be connected to the Internet. Specifications -- The online specifications describe the hardware and software configurations of your VAIO computer. [. . . ] Enabling BitLocker Drive Encryption with the TPM encrypts all data on the hard disk drive. For detailed information on how to use and configure BitLocker Drive Encryption, see Windows Help and Support. Notes on using BitLocker Drive Encryption Be sure to initialize the TPM with the Infineon TPM Professional Package before enabling BitLocker Drive Encryption. If you enable it without initializing the TPM, a TPM owner password is not generated, so you will not be able to configure the Infineon TPM Professional Package. The Infineon TPM Professional Package does not make a backup copy of a file (recovery password) for BitLocker Drive Encryption. An additional BitLocker system partition (S drive) has been pre-configured. This system partition uses 1. 5 GB of your total hard disk drive volume. You must enable the TPM in the BIOS setup screen in order to turn on BitLocker Drive Encryption. Do not encrypt data on a storage device (such as a USB flash memory device) on which a recovery key is stored using BitLocker Drive Encryption. n 138 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To unlock the encrypted data with a recovery key stored on a USB flash memory device To unlock the encrypted data with a recovery key stored on a USB flash memory device, your system needs to access the USB flash memory device when you boot the computer. Follow these steps to configure the boot order in the BIOS setup screen: 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 the Security tab, the M or m key to select Change TPM State, and then the Enter key. Press the M or m key to select Enable and then the Enter key. Press the < or , key to select Boot and then select Enabled for External Device Boot. Press the M or m key to select Boot Priority and then the Enter key. Press the F5 or F6 key to change the boot device order so that Internal Hard Disk is listed higher than External Device. !You need to move Internal Optical Drive to the top of the list to recover the computer system using your recovery discs. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Press the < or , key to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then press the Enter key. After your system restarts, select Execute in the confirmation window and then press the Enter key. 10 Follow the instructions in Windows Help and Support to enable BitLocker Drive Encryption. 11 Save the recovery password to the USB flash memory device in the window for saving the recovery password. The encryption process will start. n 139 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer !Updating your BIOS with updating software, such as VAIO Update, changes the BIOS settings back to the default. You need to repeat the steps above again. It takes several hours to complete the encryption process. n 140 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Setting Up Your Computer with VAIO Control Center The VAIO Control Center utility allows you to access system information and to specify preferences for system behavior. To use VAIO Control Center 1 2 3 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. [. . . ] For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 225). Vegas Movie Studio Sony Electronics Inc. Professional video, audio and DVD creation For customers in USA and Canada Web site http://www. sonycreativesoftware. com/support/default. asp WebCam CompanionTM 2 ArcSoft, Inc. For customers in USA and Canada Web site http://www. arcsoft. com/support/ WinDVD® for VAIO® InterVideo, Inc. [. . . ]