Toshiba Satellite P50W-C Series, User Manual

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Set (button)
Click this button to register a password. After a password is set, you
are prompted to enter it when you start the computer.
After you set the password, a dialog box appears asking whether you
want to save it to other media. If you forget the password, you can
open the password file on another computer. Be sure to keep the
media in a safe place.
When entering the character string to register the password, enter
from the keyboard character by character and do not enter as ASCII
code or copy-and-paste the character string. In addition, ensure that
the registered password is correct by outputting the character string to
the password file.
When entering a password, do not enter any characters (for example
"!" or "#") produced by pressing the SHIFT or ALT keys.
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.
For models equipped with HDD, you can use BIOS Setup to set, change,
or delete the HDD Password or HDD Master Password.
Refer to the
TOSHIBA Setup Utility 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
Turning on the power .
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