Customizing Your VAIO Computer
Changing/Removing the Hard Disk Password
To change the hard disk password
1
Turn on the computer.
2
Press and hold the
Fn
key and press the
F2
key when the VAIO logo appears.
The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer, press and hold the
Fn
key and press
F2
key several times
when the VAIO logo appears.
✍
If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on password.
3
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Security
to display the
Security
tab, select
Hard Disk Password
, and then press the
Enter
key.
The password entry screen appears.
4
Select
Change Master Password
or
Change User Password
and press the
Enter
key.
5
Enter the current password once and then a new password twice.
6
Press the
Enter
key.
7
Press the
Enter
key when the success message appears.
8
Press either the
Esc
key or the
<
or
,
key to select the
Exit
tab.
9
Press the
M
or
m
key to select
Exit Setup
and press the
Enter
key.
At the confirmation prompt, press the
Enter
key.
