Sony SVS13112FXB, User Manual

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Troubleshooting
How to Use
Parts Description
Setup
Network / Internet
Connections
Settings
Playback
Backup / Recovery
Security
Other Operations
Notifications
Encrypting Your Data with the TPM (BitLocker)
<TPM security chip equipped models>
<BitLocker supported models>
On models with Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Enterprise, you can use BitLocker to
encrypt all the data on the built-in storage device.
Refer to
Windows Help and Support
for more information on the BitLocker settings and
operations.
To unlock the BitLocker-protected drive with a USB flash drive, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on your VAIO computer and press the
F2
key repeatedly until the VAIO logo
disappears.
The BIOS setup screen appears. If the screen does not appear, restart the computer
and try again.
2.
Press the or key to select the
Security
tab and change the
Change TPM
State
setting to
Enable
.
3.
Press the or key to select
Boot
and change the
External Device Boot
setting to
Enabled
.
4.
Change the boot device order to put
Internal Hard Disk Drive
in
Boot Priority
before
External Device
.
5.
Press the or key to select
Exit
, select
Exit Setup
, and then press the
Enter
key.
6.
When the confirmation prompt appears after your VAIO computer restarts, select
Execute
.
7.
Refer to
Windows Help and Support
to enable BitLocker.
When you use
Infineon TPM Professional Package
and BitLocker
simultaneously, initialize the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) using
Infineon TPM
Professional Package
before enabling BitLocker.
8.
Save a password on the USB flash drive in the recovery password save window.
Then, follow the on-screen instructions to restart your VAIO computer. After the
computer restarts, the BitLocker encryption starts.
Note
After you update the BIOS settings using
VAIO Update
, the BIOS settings are
restored to the default. In this case, you need to repeat the above steps.
It takes several hours to complete the BitLocker encryption.
Do not encrypt an external device containing the recovery password, such as a USB
flash drive, using Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption.
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