55 - Productivity Applications and Utilities
Using the Shock Sensor Utility
Shock Sensor Utility is designed to decrease the risk of damage to the computer's hard disk drive (HDD)
in the event of excessive impact or vibration. The Shock Sensor Utility also improves the security of the
computer by automatically locking the computer with a password when it is carried. Note that the HDD
protection and computer locking features are mutually exclusive; both cannot be selected at the same time.
1
Double-click the Shock Sensor Utility icon in the system tray at the bottom-right of the screen. The [Shock
Sensor Utility] window appears.
2
Click the red [Setting] button. The [Shock Sensor Utility Settings] window appears.
Action
Select the action you wish this utility to perform:
•
Protect HDD from impact.
HDD head is retracted when an impact to the computer is detected.
•
Lock computer when carried.
Lock the computer when it is being carried.
•
Nothing.
No action.
Sensitivity of impact/horizontal move/fall/carry detection
Adjust the sensitivity of the acceleration sensor based on system motion or impact.
Ignore periodic vibration.
If vibration is periodic, disregard it.
Ignore mouse click
When the mouse is clicked, sensitivity is temporarily lowered.
•
S
HOCK
S
ENSOR
U
TILITY
DOES
NOT
COMPLETELY
PROTECT
THE
HDD
AND
DOES
NOT
PROVIDE
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY
FOR
THE
COMPUTER
.
•
T
HE
COMPUTER
MAY
STOP
TEMPORARILY
WHILE
THE
HDD
HEAD
IS
RETRACTED
. T
O
RESTART
THE
COMPUTER
,
KEEP
THE
SYSTEM
HORIZONTAL
.
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