Toshiba Satellite A50, User Manual

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7-2 User’s Manual
HW Setup and Passwords
General
This window displays the BIOS version and contains two buttons: Default
and About .
Setup
This field displays
BIOS Version
and date.
Password
User Password
This option allows you to set or reset the user password for power on.
To enter a user password:
1. Select Registered to display the following prompt:
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Enter Password:
2. Enter a password of up to 10 characters. (You cannot use the following
characters: - ^ @ [ ] ; : , . / space.) The character string you enter is
displayed as a string of asterisks. For example, if you enter a password
consisting of four characters, the display is shown as:
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Enter Password: ****
3. Click the OK button. The following message appears, allowing you to
verify the password.
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Verify Password:
4. If character strings match, the password is registered and the display
changes to:
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The password was registered
If they do not match, the following message appears. You must repeat
from step 1.
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Entry Error!!!
Default
Return all HW Setup values to the factory
settings.
About
Display the HW Setup version.
Not Registered
Change or remove the password. (Default)
Registered
Set the password. A dialogue box will appear to
let you set the password.
If you click the OK button before entering the password,
Not
registered
will appear on the display.