Delete
(button)
Click this button to delete a registered password. Before you can
delete a password, you must first enter the current password correctly.
Change
(button)
Click this button to change a registered password. Before you can
change a password, you must first enter the current password
correctly.
Owner String
(text box)
You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you
enter text, click
Apply
or
OK
. When the computer is started, this text
is displayed together with the prompt asking you to enter a password.
You can launch the BIOS setup utility to set, change or delete the HDD
Password or HDD Master Password.
Refer to the
section for further information.
If you forget your HDD User Password, TOSHIBA will NOT be able to
assist you, and your HDD will be rendered COMPLETELY and
PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE. TOSHIBA will NOT be held
responsible for any loss of any data, any loss of use or access to your
HDD, or for any other losses to you or any other person or
organization that result from the loss of access to your HDD. If you
cannot accept this risk, do not register the HDD User Password.
When saving the HDD User Password shut down or restart the
computer. If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the saved
data might not be correctly reflected. For more information on shutting
down or restarting the computer, refer to
.
Supervisor Password
If you set a Supervisor Password, some functions might be restricted when
a user logs on with the User Password. To set a Supervisor Password:
Click
Password Utility
under
TOSHIBA
group in
All apps
, and click
Supervisor Password
.
This utility lets you do the following:
Register or delete the Supervisor Password.
Specify restrictions for general users.
Starting the computer using a password
If you have already registered a user password, there is one way to start
the computer:
Enter the password manually.
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