Acer TravelMate 360, User Manual

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1 G etting to know your Tra velMa te
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Securing your computer
Your c omputer is a va lua ble investment tha t you need to ta ke c a re of.
Lea rn how to protec t a nd ta ke c a re of your c omputer.
Sec urity fea tures inc lude ha rdwa re a nd softwa re loc ks — a sec urity
notc h, sma rt c a rd a nd pa sswords.
Using a computer security lock
A sec urity keyloc k notc h loc a ted on the right pa nel of the c omputer
lets you c onnec t a Kensington-c ompa tible key-ba sed c omputer
sec urity loc k. Some keyless models a re a lso a va ila ble.
Wra p a c omputer sec urity loc k c a ble a round a n immova ble objec t suc h
a s a ta ble or loc ked dra wer ha ndle. Insert the loc k into the notc h a nd
turn the key to sec ure the loc k.
Using the SmartCard
This softwa re inc ludes the following c omponents: Pla tinumPAS™,
Pla tinumSec ure™ a nd Pla tinumKey™. Together, they provide you with
multiple levels of sec urity.
• Pla tinumPAS implements the first sec urity mea sure a t the BIOS
level a nd runs during the BIOS routine c hec k when a c omputer is
powered up or rebooting. If no Sma rtC a rd or Emergenc y C a rd is
detec ted, the c omputer will stop booting up to prevent a ny illega l
a c c ess to the system.
• Pla tinumSec ure enha nc es the sec ure logon proc edure for Windows
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