Data Protection; Smart Hard Disk Drive; Smart Reaction; Virus Protection - IBM NetVista A40 User Manual

Data protection

You can lose data from the hard disk for a variety of reasons. Security
violations, viruses, or hard disk drive failure can all contribute to the
destruction of data files. To protect against the loss of valuable information,
IBM has incorporated many data-saving features within your computer.

SMART hard disk drive

Your computer comes with a SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting
Technology) hard disk drive that is enabled to report potential hard disk
failures. If an error is detected, a DMI-compliant warning message is sent to
the computer screen and, if the computer is part of a network, to an
administrator console. When an error is detected, the data on the hard disk can
be backed up and the drive replaced.

SMART Reaction

SMART Reaction software is available to owners of IBM NetVista computers as
part of a package called Universal Management Services. SMART Reaction
software is a tool that you can use to help back up important data. SMART
Reaction is a client/server software application that helps users and
administrators respond effectively to a warning issued by the SMART hard
disk drive. You can download SMART Reaction software from
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ on the World Wide Web.

Virus protection

Your computer has built-in virus protection that can be enabled through the
Configuration/Setup Utility program. Norton AntiVirus for IBM is on the IBM
Software Selections CD.

Enhanced Security

Some models have an enhanced security feature that provides extra protection
for your administrator password and your startup sequence settings. With
enhanced security, your administrator password and startup sequence are
stored in a highly protected, nonvolatile, security EEPROM module that is
separate from CMOS memory and the EEPROM module that stores system
programs. When your administrator password and security sequence are
protected by enhanced security, they remain intact even if the battery in your
computer expires or is removed. For more information, see "Using Enhanced
Security" on page 31.

Locking the keyboard

You can disable the keyboard so that others are unable to use it. If a power-on
password is set, the keyboard is locked when you turn on the computer. You
must type the correct password before the keyboard will unlock. You can
enable the power-on password feature with the Configuration/Setup Utility
program. See "Using a power-on password" on page 34.
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