Hard Disk Security; Notice On Deleting Data From Your Hard Disk Drive Or Solid-State Drive - Lenovo ThinkPad Edge L330 User Manual

9. In the Setup Notice window that is displayed, press Enter to continue.
10. Press F10. The Setup Confirmation window opens. Select Yes to save configuration changes and exit.
The next time you open the ThinkPad Setup program, you will be prompted to type your password to proceed.

Hard disk security

To protect passwords from unauthorized security attacks, several of the latest technologies and algorithms
are integrated into UEFI BIOS and hardware design of ThinkPad notebooks.
To maximize security, do the following:
1. Set a power-on password as well as a hard disk password for your internal solid-state drive or hard disk
drive. Refer to the procedures in "Power-on password" on page 42 and "Hard disk passwords" on page
42. For security, a longer password is recommended.
2. If a Disk Encryption hard disk drive and Encryption solid-state drive is installed in your computer,
be sure to protect the contents of your computer memory from unauthorized access by use of drive
encryption software, such as Microsoft Windows BitLocker
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption" on page 46.
3. Before you dispose of, sell, or hand over your computer, make sure to delete data stored on it. See
"Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive or solid-state drive" on page 46.
Using Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption
To help protect your computer from being subject to unauthorized access, be sure to use drive encryption
software, such as Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption.
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption is an integral security feature of Windows 7. It is supported in Ultimate
and Enterprise editions of Windows 7. It can help you protect the operating system and data stored in your
computer data, even if your computer is lost or stolen. BitLocker works by encrypting all user and system
files, including the swap and hibernation files.
BitLocker uses a Trusted Platform Module to provide enhanced protection for your data and to ensure early
boot component integrity. A compatible TPM is defined as a V1.2 TPM.
To check the BitLocker status (Windows 7 only), click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ System and Security ➙
BitLocker Drive Encryption.
For details about Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption, see the Windows 7 help information system, or
search for "Microsoft Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide" on Microsoft web site.
Disk Encryption hard disk drive and Encryption solid-state drive
Some models contain the Disk Encryption hard disk drive or Encryption solid-state drive. This feature
helps to protect your computer against security attacks on media, NAND flash or device controllers by use
of a hardware encryption chip. For the efficient use of the encryption feature, be sure to set a hard disk
password for the internal storage device.

Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive or solid-state drive

As computers spread into every corner of life, they process more and more information. The data on your
computer, some of which is sensitive, is stored on a hard disk drive. Before you dispose of, sell, or hand over
your computer, be sure to delete data stored on it.
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Drive Encryption in Windows 7. See "Using