User manual SONY VAIO VPC-Z11HGX

[. . . ] Specifications -- The online Specifications describe the hardware and software configuration of your VAIO computer. To view the online Specifications: 1 2 Connect to the Internet. Go to the Sony online support Web site at http://esupport. sony. com/EN/VAIO/ for customers in USA, at http://www. sony. ca/support for customers in Canada, or at http://esupport. sony. com/ES/ for customers in Latin American countries or areas. VAIO Recovery Guide -- Provides information about restoring individual software programs, software drivers, and drive partition(s) or your entire hard disk drive to the original factory installed settings. To access this on-screen guide: 1 2 3 Click Start, point to All Programs, and click VAIO Support Central. [. . . ] Click OK. n 142 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Launching an Application with Your Finger Swipe your finger with your desired application assignment across the fingerprint sensor to launch the corresponding application. !Swiping the finger with no application assignment across the fingerprint sensor will display the Protector Suite QL menu. Changing an Application Assignment to Your Finger To change an application assignment to your finger 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. Select the desired finger and click Edit. Click OK. n 143 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Removing an Application Assignment to Your Finger To remove an application assignment to your finger 1 2 3 4 Swipe the finger with the enrolled fingerprint across the fingerprint sensor to display the Protector Suite QL menu. Select the desired finger and click Delete. Erasing the Enrolled Fingerprints Before disposing of your computer or transferring it to a third person, it is strongly recommended you erase the fingerprints data enrolled on the fingerprint sensor after erasing the data stored on your hard disk. To erase the enrolled fingerprints 1 2 Turn on the 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 to display the Security tab. Press the m key to select Clear Fingerprint Data and press the Enter key. The fingerprint data enrolled on the fingerprint sensor is erased automatically after your system restarts. 3 4 n 144 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) The embedded Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 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. 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 147 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 password and the hard disk password (on selected models only) 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. 3 4 You can also disable the TPM and clear the TPM configuration on the BIOS setup screen. Note that you will not be able to access any TPM-protected data if you clear the TPM ownership. [. . . ] For contacts about the software, see Program Support Information (page 223). 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. [. . . ]