Lenovo 57Y4400 User manual

ThinkPad eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive
User Guide

ThinkPad eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive
User Guide

Note
Before installing the product, be sure to read the information in Appendix B, “Lenovo Limited Warranty,” on page B-1 and
“Before you begin the installation” on page .
Important
For tips to help you use your computer safely, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/safety
First Edition (January 2010)
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Contents
Chapter 1. About the ThinkPad
eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive ....1-1
Product description ...........1-1
Secure hard drive button panel .......1-2
Chapter 2. Installing the ThinkPad
eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive ....2-1
Before you begin the installation .......2-1
Installing the secure hard drive .......2-1
Chapter 3. Using the ThinkPad
eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive ....3-1
Entering and exiting the Standby Mode, Admin
Mode, and User Mode ..........3-1
Entering the Standby Mode........3-1
Entering the Admin Mode ........3-1
Exiting the Admin Mode.........3-1
Entering the User Mode .........3-1
Exiting the User Mode .........3-2
Password Management ..........3-2
Changing the Admin Password......3-2
Adding a new User Password .......3-3
Deleting the User Password........3-3
Changing the User Password .......3-3
Completely resetting the secure hard drive . . . 3-4
Initializing and formatting the secure hard drive
after a complete reset ...........3-4
Using the ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery
program with the secure hard drive ......3-5
Hibernating, suspending, or logging off from the
operating system ............3-5
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting .....4-1
Appendix A. Service and Support. . . A-1
Registering your option ..........A-1
Online technical support .........A-1
Telephone technical support ........A-1
Appendix B. Lenovo Limited Warranty B-1
Warranty Information ..........B-4
Suplemento de Garantía para México .....B-5
Appendix C. Notices ........C-1
Recycling information ..........C-2
Trademarks ..............C-2
Appendix D. Electronic emission
notices ..............D-1
Federal Communications Commission Declaration
of Conformity .............D-1
Appendix E. Restriction of Hazardous
Substances Directive (RoHS).....E-1
China RoHS ..............E-1
Turkish statement of compliance .......E-1
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Chapter 1. About the ThinkPad eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive
This manual provides information about the ThinkPad eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive.
The appendices of this manual contain warranty information and legal notices.
Note: Before you install and use the option, be sure to read “Before you begin the installation” on page
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This option package includes:
vThinkPad eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive
vUSB data cable
vUSB power cable
veSATA data cable
vCarrying case
vThinkPad eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive warranty poster
Product description
The ThinkPad eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive (hereafter called the secure hard drive) is a portable,
light-weight, eSATA, high-speed USB 2.0 standard option that offers high level data security. You can
transfer data through either the USB connector or the eSATA connector on the secure hard drive. In
addition to all the regular eSATA and USB hard disk drive functions, it also provides you with an
easy-to-use full disk encryption solution. All the functions are integrated into the secure hard drive;
therefore, you can manage passwords and access the secure hard drive without using other software
applications.
The secure hard drive has three working modes:
vStandby Mode (In this mode, the secure hard drive is locked.)
vUser Mode (In this mode, the secure hard drive is unlocked.)
vAdmin Mode (In this mode, the secure hard drive is locked.)
Note: Passwords are required for the Admin Mode and the User Mode. Accordingly, they are called the
Admin Password and the User Password.
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Secure hard drive button panel
The secure hard drive button panel is shown as follows:
OK
1 button
2 button
3 Indicator light
The button can be used to:
vCancel the current operation
vReturn to the previous step when you knowingly entered a wrong password
vExit the Admin Mode
The button can be used to access the secure hard drive and it can also be used as an OK
acknowledgement in the following operations:
vEntering a password
vConfirming a new password
The indicator light displays the following colors to indicate the various modes of operation:
vRed: Standby Mode
vBlue: Admin Mode
vGreen: User Mode
The indicator light has other display methods to indicate different status of the secure hard drive. Details
are provided later in this manual.
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Chapter 2. Installing the ThinkPad eSATA/USB Secure Hard
Drive
This chapter provides information about installing the secure hard drive.
Before you begin the installation
Be sure to review the following information before you begin to install and use the secure hard drive.
Attention: Use only the cables that come with this option. You might damage the drive if you use a
cable not included in the option package. The option is designed for portable use without an ac power
adapter. Do not attach an ac power adapter to this drive.
vTo avoid damaging your secure hard drive, handle with care. When transporting the drive or when it
is not in use, place it in the carrying case that comes with the option.
vFor reliable performance of the secure hard drive, make sure that the USB data cable, the USB power
cable, and the eSATA data cable are attached directly from the drive to the computer USB connectors
or to an ac-powered USB hub. Do not connect the USB cables to a non-powered USB hub.
Installing the secure hard drive
To install the secure hard drive, do the following:
1. Attach one end of the power cable to the secure hard drive, and then attach the other end to an
available USB connector on your computer. The indicator light turns red, as shown:
OK
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2. Depending on the connector you are using to transfer data, do one of the following:
vIf you are using the USB connector on your computer, attach one end of the USB data cable to the
secure hard drive, and then attach the other end to another available USB connector on your
computer, as shown:
OK
vIf you are using the eSATA/USB combo connector on your computer (typically found on ThinkPad
SL410, SL510, T400s, T410s, T510, and W510 notebook computers), attach one end of the eSATA
data cable to the secure hard drive, and then attach the other end to the eSATA/USB combo
connector on your computer, as shown:
OK
Note: When you are using the eSATA/USB combo connector, the eSATA data cable functions as a
data cable and power cable simultaneously.
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