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ThinkPadUSB3.0SecureHardDrive
UserGuide
Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixB“LenovoLimited
Warranty”onpage15.
SecondEdition(January2012)
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“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthesecurehard
drive...................1
Productdescription..............1
Overview..................2
Chapter2.Installingthesecurehard
drive...................3
Beforeyoubegin...............3
Installingthesecureharddrive.........3
Chapter3.Usingthesecurehard
drive...................5
Enteringandexitingtheworkingmodes......5
Enteringstandbymode..........5
Enteringadministratormode........5
Exitingadministratormode.........5
Enteringusermode............6
Exitingusermode............6
Passwordmanagement............6
Changingtheadministratorpassword.....6
Addinganewuserpassword........7
Changingtheuserpassword........7
Deletingtheuserpassword(s)........8
Lockthesecureharddrive...........8
Manuallylockthesecureharddrive.....8
Lockthesecureharddrivewiththeauto-lock
function................8
Hibernating,suspending,orloggingofffromthe
operatingsystem...............9
Completelyresettingthesecureharddrive....9
Initializingandformattingthesecureharddrive
afteracompletereset.............9
Chapter4.Troubleshooting......11
AppendixA.ServiceandSupport...13
Onlinetechnicalsupport...........13
Telephonetechnicalsupport.........13
AppendixB.LenovoLimited
Warranty................15
Part1-GeneralTerms...........15
Part2-Country-specicTerms........17
Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation......20
SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico......21
AppendixC.Electronicemission
notices................23
FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclaration
ofConformity...............23
AppendixD.Notices..........27
Trademarks................27
Recyclinginformation............27
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........28
AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous
SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....29
ChinaRoHS................29
Turkishstatementofcompliance.......29
UkraineRoHS...............29
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Chapter1.Aboutthesecureharddrive
ThischapterprovidesproductinformationabouttheThinkPadUSB3.0SecureHardDrive(hereaftercalled
thesecureharddrive).
Productdescription
Thesecureharddriveisaportable,light-weight,andhigh-speedUSB(UniversalSerialBus)3.0standard
optionthatoffershigh-leveldatasecurity.YoucantransferdatausingtheintegratedUSBcableonthe
secureharddriveortheprovidedUSB3.0Ycable.InadditiontoregularUSB3.0harddiskdrivefunctions,it
alsoprovidesyouwithaneasy-to-usefulldiskencryptionsolution.Allthefunctionsareintegratedintothe
secureharddrive;therefore,youcanaccessthesecureharddriveandmanagepasswordswithoutusing
othersoftwareapplications.
Thesecureharddrivehasthreeworkingmodes:standbymode,administratormode,andusermode.For
moreinformationabouttheworkingmodes,refertoChapter3“Usingthesecureharddrive”onpage5.
Note:Passwordsarerequiredforadministratormodeandusermode.Accordingly,theyarecalledthe
administratorpasswordandtheuserpassword.
Youroptionpackageincludesthefollowing:
•ThinkPadUSB3.0SecureHardDrive
•USB3.0Ycable
•Carryingcase
•Setupandwarrantyposter
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Overview
Thefollowinggureshowstheoverviewofthesecureharddrive.
Figure1.Overviewofthesecureharddrive
1StatusLED(light-emittingdiode)
ThestatusLEDindicatestheworkingmodes:
•Red:standbymode
•Blue:administratormode
•Green:usermode
FormoreinformationabouttheworkingmodesandthestatusLED,referto
Chapter3“Usingthesecureharddrive”onpage5
.
2button
Usethisbuttontodothefollowing:
•Cancelingthecurrentoperation
•Returningtothepreviousstepwhenyouaccidentlyinputawrongpassword
•Exitingadministratormodeandusermode
•Manuallylockingthesecureharddrive
3button
UsethisbuttontoaccessthesecureharddriveorgiveanOKacknowledgement
forthefollowingoperations:
•Inputtingapassword
•Conrminganewpassword
4IntegratedUSBcable
Youcanconnectthesecureharddrivetoyourcomputerusingtheintegrated
USBcable.Formoreinformation,referto“Installingthesecureharddrive”on
page3.
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Chapter2.Installingthesecureharddrive
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoinstallthesecureharddrive.
Beforeyoubegin
Besuretocarefullyreadthefollowinginformationbeforeinstallingandusingthesecureharddrive.
Attention:
•MakesurethatyouusetheintegratedUSBcableonthesecureharddriveortheprovidedUSB3.0
Ycabletoinstallthesecureharddrive.Usinganycablesotherthanthetwocablesmightdamage
thesecureharddrive.
•Carefullyhandlethesecureharddrive.Whenthesecureharddriveisnotinuseoryouneedtoshipittoa
differentlocation,placeitintheprovidedcarryingcase.
•Togetreliableperformanceofthesecureharddrive,makesurethattheintegratedUSBcableonthe
secureharddriveortheprovidedUSB3.0YcableisconnectedtotheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer
ortoanac-poweredUSBhub.Donotconnectthetwocablestoanon-ac-poweredUSBhub.
Installingthesecureharddrive
Toinstallthesecureharddrive,dooneofthefollowing:
•ConnecttheintegratedUSBcableonthesecureharddrivetoaUSB2.0orUSB3.0connectoronyour
computer.Whentheconnectionisestablished,thestatusLEDturnsred.
Figure2.InstallingthesecureharddriveusingtheintegratedUSBcable
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•ConnecttheUSBreceptacleconnectoroftheUSB3.0YcabletotheintegratedUSBcableonthe
secureharddrive,andthenconnectthetwoUSBconnectorsattheotherendoftheUSB3.0Ycable
totwoUSB2.0orUSB3.0connectorsonyourcomputer.Whentheconnectionisestablished,the
statusLEDturnsred.
Figure3.InstallingthesecureharddriveusingtheUSB3.0Ycable
Note:ForcomputerswithUSB3.0connectors,youcanconnectthesecureharddrivetoaUSB3.0
connectoronthecomputerusingonlythemainconnectoroftheUSB3.0Ycable.Forcomputerswith
onlyUSB2.0connectors,toensuresufcientpowersupply,itisrecommendedthatyouconnectboththe
mainconnectorandtheadditionalpowersupplyconnectoroftheUSB3.0Ycabletothecomputer.
Figure4.OverviewoftheUSB3.0Ycable
1Additionalpowersupplyconnector
2Mainconnector
3USBreceptacleconnector
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Chapter3.Usingthesecureharddrive
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtousethesecureharddrive.
Enteringandexitingtheworkingmodes
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtoenterandexitstandbymode,administratormode,anduser
modeofthesecureharddrive.
Enteringstandbymode
Standbymodeisthedefaultworkingmodeofthesecureharddrive.Inthismode,thesecureharddrive
islocked;therefore,itcannotberecognizedbytheoperatingsystem.However,standbymodeenables
youtoenterandswitchbetweenadministratormodeandusermode.
Toenterstandbymode,connectthesecureharddrivetoyourcomputer.WhenthestatusLEDturnsred,it
indicatesthatthesecureharddrivegoesintostandbymode.Formoreinformationabouthowtoconnectthe
secureharddrive,referto“Installingthesecureharddrive”onpage3
.
Note:Toswitchbetweenadministratormodeandusermode,youarerequiredtorstlyswitchtostandby
mode,andthenyoucanenteryourdesiredmode.
Enteringadministratormode
Inadministratormode,youcanchangetheadministratorpassword,createupto10userpasswords,delete
alluserpasswords,andsettheauto-lockfunction.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordmanagement”on
page6
and“Lockthesecureharddrivewiththeauto-lockfunction”onpage8.Thesecureharddriveis
lockedinthismode;therefore,itcannotberecognizedbytheoperatingsystem.
Toenteradministratormode,dothefollowing:
1.Connectthesecureharddrivetoyourcomputer.WhenthestatusLEDturnsred,itindicatesthatthe
secureharddrivegoesintostandbymode.Formoreinformationabouthowtoconnectthesecurehard
drive,referto“Installingthesecureharddrive”onpage3.
2.Hold+0forvesecondsuntilthestatusLEDashesinred.Thisindicatesthatyoucaninputthe
administratorpassword.
3.Inputtheadministratorpasswordandpresstoenteradministratormode.Thedefaultadministrator
passwordis12345678.WhenthestatusLEDturnsblue,itindicatesthatthesecureharddrivegoes
intoadministratormode.
Note:IfthestatusLEDashesinredforafewsecondsafteryouinputtheadministratorpassword,it
indicatesthatthesecureharddrivehasreturnedtostandbymode.Youneedtogobacktostep2to
enteradministratormodeagain.Thisproblemiscausedbyoneofthefollowingreasons:
•Anincorrectadministratorpasswordisinputinstep3.
•Noactivityisdetectedwithintwominutesinadministratormode.
Exitingadministratormode
Toexitadministratormode,holduntilthestatusLEDturnsred.Thesecureharddrivegoesintostandby
mode.
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Enteringusermode
Inusermode,youcanaccessthesecureharddriveandchangethecurrentuserpassword.Thesecurehard
driveisunlockedinthismode;therefore,youcanuseittotransferdata.
Toenterusermode,dothefollowing:
1.Connectthesecureharddrivetoyourcomputer.WhenthestatusLEDturnsred,itindicatesthatthe
secureharddrivegoesintostandbymode.Formoreinformationabouthowtoconnectthesecurehard
drive,referto“Installingthesecureharddrive”onpage3
.
2.Inputtheuserpasswordortheadministratorpassword,andthenpress.WhenthestatusLEDturns
green,itindicatesthatthesecureharddrivegoesintousermode.IfthestatusLEDashesinred,this
indicatesthatanincorrectpasswordisinput.Youcanchooseeithertoinputagainortoresetyour
secureharddrive.Formoreinstructionsaboutresettingyoursecureharddrive,see“Completely
resettingthesecureharddrive”onpage9
.
Notes:
•Ifyouincorrectlyinputtheuserpasswordortheadministratorpasswordsixconsecutivetimes,thesecure
harddrivewillnolongerrespondandthestatusLEDwillturnoff.Youneedtodisconnectthesecurehard
drive,andthenreconnectittoyourcomputerforadditionalpasswordattempts.
•Ifyouincorrectlyinputtheuserpasswordortheadministratorpassword25consecutivetimes,the
secureharddrivewillbelockedandthestatusLEDwillquicklyashinred.Tounlockthesecurehard
drive,dothefollowing:
1.Disconnectthesecureharddrivefromyourcomputer.
2.Hold5whilereconnectingthesecureharddrivetoyourcomputer.ThestatusLEDalternately
ashesinredandingreen.
3.Press5278879.ThestatusLEDturnsred,indicatingthatthesecureharddriveisunlockedfor
additionalpasswordattempts.
•Ifyouincorrectlyinputtheuserpasswordortheadministratorpassword50consecutivetimes,thesecure
harddrivewillbelockedandthestatusLEDwillquicklyashinred.Thesecureharddrivehastobe
completelyresetandthenformatted.Formoreinformation,see“Completelyresettingthesecurehard
drive”onpage9and“Initializingandformattingthesecureharddriveafteracompletereset”onpage9.
Exitingusermode
Attention:Besuretosavealldocumentsonthesecureharddrivebeforeexitingusermode.
Toexitusermode,dooneofthefollowing:
•Hold
untilthestatusLEDturnsred.
•ClicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareiconinthenoticationareaonyourcomputerscreen.Amessagewill
bedisplayed,promptingyouthatyoucansafelydisconnectthesecureharddrivefromyourcomputer.
Then,dependingonyouroperatingsystem,thestatusLEDstaysingreenorturnsred.Youcanchoose
whethertodisconnectthesecureharddriveornot.
Note:Itisnotrecommendedtoexitusermodewhenthesecureharddriveistransferringdata.
Passwordmanagement
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutmanagingyouradministratorpasswordanduserpassword.
Changingtheadministratorpassword
Tochangetheadministratorpassword,dothefollowing:
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1.Enteradministratormode.See“Enteringadministratormode”onpage5formoreinformation.
2.Hold+9untilthestatusLEDashesinblue.
3.Inputanewadministratorpassword(aminimumofeightdigitsandamaximumof16digits),andthen
press
.ThestatusLEDashesingreenthreetimes.
Note:IfthestatusLEDashesinredthreetimes,itindicatesthatthenewadministratorpasswordis
lessthaneightdigitsormorethan16digits.AfterthestatusLEDashesinblue,inputanadministrator
passwordthatcontainseightto16digits.
4.Inputthenewadministratorpasswordagain,andthenpress.ThestatusLEDstaysingreenforthree
seconds,indicatingthattheadministratorpasswordissuccessfullychanged.
Notes:
•IfthestatusLEDashesinredthreetimesandthenashesinblue,gobacktostep3.Thisproblem
iscausedbyoneofthefollowingreasons:
–Youwaitlongerthan10secondsbeforeinputtingthenewadministratorpassword.
–Thenewadministratorpasswordisincorrectlyinput.
•Ifnoactivityisdetectedwithintwominutesinadministratormode,thesecureharddrivewillreturnto
standbymode.
Addinganewuserpassword
Thesecureharddriveenablesyoutohaveupto10userpasswords.Toaddanewuserpassword,
dothefollowing:
1.Enteradministratormode.See“Enteringadministratormode”onpage5formoreinformation.
2.Hold+1untilthestatusLEDashesinblue.
3.Inputanewuserpassword(aminimumofeightdigitsandamaximumof16digits),andthenpress
.ThestatusLEDashesingreenthreetimes.
Note:IfthestatusLEDashesinredthreetimes,thisindicatesthatthenewuserpasswordisless
thaneightdigitsormorethan16digits.AfterthestatusLEDashesinblue,inputauserpasswordthat
containseightto16digits.
4.Inputthenewuserpasswordagain,andthenpress.ThestatusLEDstaysingreenforthreeseconds,
indicatingthattheuserpasswordissuccessfullyadded.
Notes:
•IfthestatusLEDashesinredthreetimesandthenashesinblue,gobacktostep3.Thisproblem
iscausedbyoneofthefollowingreasons:
–Youwaitlongerthan10secondsbeforeinputtingthenewuserpassword.
–Thenewuserpasswordisincorrectlyinput.
•Ifnoactivityisdetectedwithintwominutesinadministratormode,thesecureharddrivewillreturnto
standbymode.
Changingtheuserpassword
Note:Ifyouhavemorethanoneuserpassword,youcanchangeonlyoneuserpasswordatatime.
Tochangetheuserpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Enterusermode.See“Enteringusermode”onpage6formoreinformation.
2.Hold+1forvesecondsuntilthestatusLEDashesinred.
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3.Inputthecurrentuserpassword,andthenpress.ThestatusLEDturnsgreenforthreeseconds,and
thenitashesinblue.
Note:IfthestatusLEDashesinred,gobacktostep2.Thisproblemiscausedbyoneofthe
followingreasons:
•Youwaitlongerthan10secondsbeforeinputtingthenewuserpassword.
•Thecurrentuserpasswordisincorrectlyinput.
4.Inputanewuserpassword(aminimumofeightdigitsandamaximumof16digits),andthenpress.
ThestatusLEDashesingreenthreetimes,andthenitashesinblue.
Note:IfthestatusLEDashesinredthreetimes,thisindicatesthatthenewuserpasswordisless
thaneightdigitsormorethan16digits.AfterthestatusLEDashesinblue,inputauserpasswordthat
containseightto16digits.
5.Inputthenewuserpasswordagain,andthenpress.ThestatusLEDstaysingreen,indicatingthatthe
userpasswordissuccessfullychanged.
Note:IfthestatusLEDashesinredthreetimesandthenashesinblue,gobacktostep4.This
problemiscausedbyoneofthefollowingreasons:
•Youwaitlongerthan10secondsbeforeinputtingthenewuserpassword.
•Thenewuserpasswordisincorrectlyinput.
Note:Theadministratorpasswordcanbeusedasauserpassword.Anadministratorpasswordcanbe
changedonlyinadministratormode.Formoreinformation,see“Changingtheadministratorpassword”
onpage6.
Deletingtheuserpassword(s)
Todeletetheuserpassword(s),dothefollowing:
1.Enteradministratormode.See“Enteringadministratormode”onpage5formoreinformation.
2.Hold7+8+forvesecondsuntilthestatusLEDashesinblue.Afterthat,thestatusLEDashes
ingreenthreetimes,andthenashesinblue.
3.Hold7+8+forvesecondsagainuntilthestatusLEDbecomesgreenforthreesecondsandthen
turnsblue.Thisindicatesthattheuserpassword(s)aresuccessfullydeleted.
Attention:Ifyouhavemorethanoneuserpassword,alluserpasswordswillbedeletedatatime.
Lockthesecureharddrive
Toensurethedatasecurityofyoursecureharddrivewhenyouareawayfromyourcomputer,youcan
manuallylockthesecureharddriveorusetheauto-lockfunction.
Manuallylockthesecureharddrive
Tomanuallylockthesecureharddrive,holduntilthestatusLEDturnsred.
Lockthesecureharddrivewiththeauto-lockfunction
Ifthereisnodatatransmissionafteranauto-lockinterval,whichyouneedtosetinadvance,thesecurehard
drivewilllockitself.Then,thestatusLEDwillturnred,andyouwillnotbeabletoaccessthesecurehard
driveunlessyouunlockitbyinputtingthecorrectuserpasswordandthenpress.
Tosettheauto-lockinterval,dothefollowing:
1.Enteradministratormode.See“Enteringadministratormode”onpage5formoreinformation.
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2.Hold+6untilthestatusLEDalternatelyashesinredandinblue.
3.Settheauto-lockintervalbypressingthefollowingnumerickeys:
•0:Ifyoupressthisnumerickey,theauto-lockfunctionwillbedisabled.
•1:Ifyoupressthisnumerickey,theauto-lockintervalwillbeveminutes.
•2:Ifyoupressthisnumerickey,theauto-lockintervalwillbe10minutes.
•3:Ifyoupressthisnumerickey,theauto-lockintervalwillbe20minutes.
Note:Bydefault,theauto-lockfunctionisdisabled.
Note:Besuretosavealldocumentsonthesecureharddrivebeforethesecureharddrivelocksitself.If
anydocumentisnotsavedbeforethesecureharddrivelocksitself,amessageboxwillbedisplayed,
remindingyouthatthedocumentdirectorycannotbefound.Youneedtounlockthesecureharddrive
tosavethedocument.
Hibernating,suspending,orloggingofffromtheoperatingsystem
Beforehibernating,suspending,orloggingofffromtheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Saveandcloseallthelesonthesecureharddrive.
2.ClicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareiconinthenoticationareaonyourcomputerscreen.Then,a
messageisdisplayed,promptingyouthatyoucansafelydisconnectthesecureharddrivefromyour
computer.Youcanchoosewhethertodisconnectthesecureharddriveornot.
Note:Toensurethedataintegrityofyoursecureharddrive,besuretolockordisconnectyoursecurehard
driveifyouareawayfromyourcomputeroryouaresharingyourcomputerwithothersusingdifferent
Windows
®
useraccounts.
Completelyresettingthesecureharddrive
Ifyouforgetalluserpasswordsortheadministratorpassword,youcanperformacompleteresettodelete
alluserpasswords,andrestoretheadministratorpasswordto12345678.
Attention:Completelyresettingthesecureharddrivewilleraseallthedataonthesecureharddrive.
Youneedtoinitializeandformatthesecureharddrivewiththediskmanagementapplication.Formore
information,see“Initializingandformattingthesecureharddriveafteracompletereset”onpage9.
Tocompletelyresetthesecureharddrive,dothefollowing:
1.Holdwhileyouconnectthesecureharddrivetoyourcomputer.ThestatusLEDalternatelyashes
inblueandinred.
Note:Ifnoactivityisdetectedfor30secondsinthisstep,thesecureharddrivewillgointostandby
mode.
2.Hold++2for10secondsuntilthestatusLEDturnsgreenforthreeseconds.Thecompletereset
nishes.
3.Disconnectthesecureharddrivefromyourcomputer.
Initializingandformattingthesecureharddriveafteracompletereset
Acompleteresetofthesecureharddrivewilleraseallinformationandpartitionsettingsonthesecurehard
drive.Youneedtoinitializeandformatthesecureharddriveafteracompletereset.
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Attention:ItisnotrecommendedtoinitializeandformatthesecureharddriveonaMicrosoft
®
WindowsXP
operatingsystembecausethismightdecreasethewritingspeedofthesecureharddrive.
Toinitializeandformatthesecureharddrive,dothefollowing:
1.Afteracompletereset,connectthesecureharddrivetoyourcomputer.
2.Inputthedefaultuserpassword12345678,andthenpresstoenterusermode.Theoperatingsystem
automaticallyinstallsalltheUSBdevicedriversforthesecureharddrive.
3.DependingonyourStartmode,clickStartandthenright-clickMyComputerorComputer.Select
Manage,andtheComputerManagementwindowopens.
4.IntheComputerManagementwindow,clickDiskManagement.TheDiskManagementwindowopens,
andthesecureharddriveisrecognizedasanunknowndevicethatisuninitializedandunallocated.
5.Dooneofthefollowingtomakethesecureharddriverecognized:
•IftheInitializeandConvertDiskWizardwindowopens,clickNext➙Next➙Finish.
•IftheInitializeandConvertDiskWizardwindowdoesnotopen,dothefollowing:
a.Right-clickUnknownDisk,andthenselectInitializeDisk.
b.IntheInitializeDiskwindow,clickOK.
6.Right-clickyourmouseintheblankareaoftheunallocateddevicesection,andthenselectNew
Partition.TheWelcometotheNewPartitionWizardwindowopens.
7.ClickNext➙Next➙Next.
8.InputanameforthevolumelabelandselectPerformaquickformat.Then,clickNext.
9.ClickFinish.Waituntiltheformatprocesscompletes.Thesecureharddrivewillberecognizedandit
willbereadyforuse.
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Chapter4.Troubleshooting
Thischaptercontainstroubleshootinginformationforthesecureharddrive.Ifyouencounteranyofthe
followingproblemswhenusingthesecureharddrive,refertothecorrespondinganswers.
Q:WhycouldInotenterusermodeafterIconnectthesecureharddrivetothecomputerandinputthe
correctuserpassword?
A:Thesecureharddriveneedsseveralsecondstobereadyforpasswordinput.Tosolvetheproblem,wait
forseveralsecondsafteryouconnectthesecureharddrivetothecomputer,andtheninputyouruser
password.
Q:WhatcanIdoifIforgettheuserpassword?
A:Youcancreateauserpassword.Tocreateauserpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Enteradministratormode.See“Enteringadministratormode”onpage5formoreinformation.
2.Deletealluserpasswords.See“Deletingtheuserpassword(s)”onpage8formoreinformation.
3.Createyournewuserpassword.See“Addinganewuserpassword”onpage7formoreinformation.
Q:WhatcanIdoifIforgettheadministratorpassword?
A:Thereisnootherwaytoretrievetheadministratorpasswordexceptacompleteresetofthesecure
harddrive.Afteracompletereset,alldatawillbelostandyouneedtomanuallyinitializeandformatthe
secureharddrive.Thenyouwillbeabletousethedefaultadministratorpassword12345678.Formore
information,see“Completelyresettingthesecureharddrive”onpage9
and“Initializingandformattingthe
secureharddriveafteracompletereset”onpage9.
Q:WhydoestheoperatingsystemnotrecognizethesecureharddriveafterIcompletelyresetitandenter
usermode?
A:Youneedtomanuallyinitializeandformatthesecureharddrivebeforeyoucanuseit.Formore
information,referto“Initializingandformattingthesecureharddriveafteracompletereset”onpage9
.
Q:CanIinitializeandformatthesecureharddrivewithaWindowsuseraccount?
A:No,thisisalimitationoftheWindowsoperatingsystems.YoushouldusetheWindowsadministrator
accounttoinitializeandformatthesecureharddrive.
Q:HowdoIusethesecureharddrivewithoutapassword?
A:Asafulldiskencryptionproduct,thesecureharddrivecanneverbeusedwithoutapassword.
Q:Whatencryptionalgorithmisusedinthisproduct?
A:ThesecureharddriveusestheAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)256-bitalgorithm.
Q:WhycouldInotinitialize,partition,orformatthesecureharddrive?
A:Ensurethatyouhaveadministratorprivileges.YoucanuseonlytheWindowsadministratoraccountto
initialize,partition,orformatthesecureharddriveinadministratormode.
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Q:Whycouldtheoperatingsystemnotbestartedfromthesecureharddrive?
A:Asthisisasecureharddrive,beforeyouuseit,youwillneedseveralsecondstoinputapasswordand
unlockthesecureharddrive.Whenthesecureharddriveisunlocked,theoperatingsystemhasalready
nishedthestartupprocess.
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AppendixA.ServiceandSupport
Thefollowinginformationdescribesthetechnicalsupportthatisavailableforyourproduct,duringthe
warrantyperiodorthroughoutthelifeofyourproduct.RefertotheLenovoLimitedWarrantyforafull
explanationofLenovowarrantyterms.
Onlinetechnicalsupport
Onlinetechnicalsupportisavailableduringthelifetimeofaproductat:
http://support.lenovo.com
Productreplacementassistanceorexchangeofdefectivecomponentsalsoisavailableduringthewarranty
period.Inaddition,ifyouroptionisinstalledinaLenovocomputer,youmightbeentitledtoserviceatyour
location.ALenovotechnicalsupportrepresentativecanhelpyoudeterminethebestalternative.
Telephonetechnicalsupport
InstallationandcongurationsupportthroughtheCustomerSupportCenterwillbeavailableuntil90days
aftertheoptionhasbeenwithdrawnfrommarketing.Afterthattime,thesupportiscancelled,ormade
availableforafee,atLenovo’sdiscretion.Additionalsupportisalsoavailableforanominalfee.
BeforecontactingaLenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative,pleasehavethefollowinginformationavailable:
optionnameandnumber,proofofpurchase,computermanufacturer,model,serialnumberandmanual,
theexactwordingofanyerrormessage,descriptionoftheproblem,andthehardwareandsoftware
congurationinformationforyoursystem.
Yourtechnicalsupportrepresentativemightwanttowalkyouthroughtheproblemwhileyouareatyour
computerduringthecall.
Telephonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovo
Supportisalwaysavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone
.Ifthetelephonenumberforyour
countryorregionisnotlisted,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
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AppendixB.LenovoLimitedWarranty
L505-0010-0208/2011
ThisLenovoLimitedWarrantyconsistsofthefollowingparts:
Part1-GeneralTerms
Part2-Country-specicTerms
Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation
ThetermsofPart2replaceormodifytermsofPart1asspeciedforaparticularcountry.
Part1-GeneralTerms
ThisLenovoLimitedWarrantyappliesonlytoLenovohardwareproductsyoupurchasedforyourownuseand
notforresale.ThisLenovoLimitedWarrantyisavailableinotherlanguagesatwww.lenovo.com/warranty.
WhatthisWarrantyCovers
LenovowarrantsthateachLenovohardwareproductthatyoupurchaseisfreefromdefectsinmaterialsand
workmanshipundernormaluseduringthewarrantyperiod.Thewarrantyperiodfortheproductstartson
theoriginaldateofpurchaseasshownonyoursalesreceiptorinvoiceorasmaybeotherwisespecied
byLenovo.Thewarrantyperiodandtypeofwarrantyservicethatapplytoyourproductareasspecied
in“Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation”below.Thiswarrantyonlyappliestoproductsinthecountry
orregionofpurchase.
THISWARRANTYISYOUREXCLUSIVEWARRANTYANDREPLACESALLOTHERWARRANTIES
ORCONDITIONS,EXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,ANYIMPLIED
WARRANTIESORCONDITIONSOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.
ASSOMESTATESORJURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOWTHEEXCLUSIONOFEXPRESSOR
IMPLIEDWARRANTIES,THEABOVEEXCLUSIONMAYNOTAPPL YTOYOU.INTHATEVENT ,SUCH
WARRANTIESAPPL YONL YTOTHEEXTENTANDFORSUCHDURATIONASREQUIREDBYLAWAND
ARELIMITEDINDURATIONTOTHEWARRANTYPERIOD.ASSOMESTATESORJURISDICTIONSDO
NOTALLOWLIMITATIONSONTHEDURATIONOFANIMPLIEDWARRANTY,THEABOVELIMITATION
ONDURATIONMAYNOTAPPL YTOYOU.
HowtoObtainWarrantyService
Iftheproductdoesnotfunctionaswarrantedduringthewarrantyperiod,youmayobtainwarrantyserviceby
contactingLenovooraLenovoapprovedServiceProvider.AlistofapprovedServiceProvidersandtheir
telephonenumbersisavailableat:www.lenovo.com/support/phone.
Warrantyservicemaynotbeavailableinalllocationsandmaydifferfromlocationtolocation.Chargesmay
applyoutsideaServiceProvider’snormalservicearea.ContactalocalServiceProviderforinformation
specictoyourlocation.
CustomerResponsibilitiesforWarrantyService
Beforewarrantyserviceisprovided,youmusttakethefollowingsteps:
•followtheservicerequestproceduresspeciedbytheServiceProvider;
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•backuporsecureallprogramsanddatacontainedintheproduct;
•providetheServiceProviderwithallsystemkeysorpasswords;
•providetheServiceProviderwithsufcient,free,andsafeaccesstoyourfacilitiestoperformservice;
•removealldata,includingcondentialinformation,proprietaryinformationandpersonalinformation,from
theproductor,ifyouareunabletoremoveanysuchinformation,modifytheinformationtopreventits
accessbyanotherpartyorsothatitisnotpersonaldataunderapplicablelaw.TheServiceProvidershall
notberesponsibleforthelossordisclosureofanydata,includingcondentialinformation,proprietary
information,orpersonalinformation,onaproductreturnedoraccessedforwarrantyservice;
•removeallfeatures,parts,options,alterations,andattachmentsnotcoveredbythewarranty;
•ensurethattheproductorpartisfreeofanylegalrestrictionsthatpreventitsreplacement;
•ifyouarenottheownerofaproductorpart,obtainauthorizationfromtheownerfortheServiceProvider
toprovidewarrantyservice.
WhatY ourServiceProviderWillDotoCorrectProblems
WhenyoucontactaServiceProvider,youmustfollowthespeciedproblemdeterminationandresolution
procedures.
TheServiceProviderwillattempttodiagnoseandresolveyourproblembytelephone,e-mailorremote
assistance.TheServiceProvidermaydirectyoutodownloadandinstalldesignatedsoftwareupdates.
Someproblemsmayberesolvedwithareplacementpartthatyouinstallyourselfcalleda“Customer
ReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”Ifso,theServiceProviderwillshiptheCRUtoyouforyoutoinstall.
Ifyourproblemcannotberesolvedoverthetelephone;throughtheapplicationofsoftwareupdatesor
theinstallationofaCRU,theServiceProviderwillarrangeforserviceunderthetypeofwarrantyservice
designatedfortheproductunder“Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation”below.
IftheServiceProviderdeterminesthatitisunabletorepairyourproduct,theServiceProviderwillreplace
itwithonethatisatleastfunctionallyequivalent.
IftheServiceProviderdeterminesthatitisunabletoeitherrepairorreplaceyourproduct,yoursole
remedyunderthisLimitedWarrantyistoreturntheproducttoyourplaceofpurchaseortoLenovofora
refundofyourpurchaseprice.
ReplacementProductsandParts
Whenwarrantyserviceinvolvesthereplacementofaproductorpart,thereplacedproductorpartbecomes
Lenovo’spropertyandthereplacementproductorpartbecomesyourproperty.OnlyunalteredLenovo
productsandpartsareeligibleforreplacement.ThereplacementproductorpartprovidedbyLenovomay
notbenew,butitwillbeingoodworkingorderandatleastfunctionallyequivalenttotheoriginalproductor
part.Thereplacementproductorpartshallbewarrantedforthebalanceoftheperiodremainingonthe
originalproduct.
UseofPersonalContactInformation
Ifyouobtainserviceunderthiswarranty,youauthorizeLenovotostore,useandprocessinformationabout
yourwarrantyserviceandyourcontactinformation,includingname,phonenumbers,address,ande-mail
address.Lenovomayusethisinformationtoperformserviceunderthiswarranty.Wemaycontactyouto
inquireaboutyoursatisfactionwithourwarrantyserviceortonotifyyouaboutanyproductrecallsorsafety
issues.Inaccomplishingthesepurposes,youauthorizeLenovototransferyourinformationtoanycountry
wherewedobusinessandtoprovideittoentitiesactingonourbehalf.Wemayalsodiscloseitwhere
requiredbylaw.Lenovo’sprivacypolicyisavailableatwww.lenovo.com/.
WhatthisWarrantyDoesnotCover
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