User’s Manual
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Utilities & Advanced Usage
Accessing HW Setup
To start the utility, tap the Windows Start button
→
All Programs
→
TOSHIBA
→
Utilities
→
HWSetup
.
HW Setup window
The HW Setup window contains the following tabs: General, Password,
Display, Boot Priority, Keyboard, USB, LAN and SATA.
There are also three buttons:
OK
,
Cancel
and
Apply
.
General
This window displays the BIOS/EC version and contains two buttons:
Default
and
About
.
Setup
This field displays the installed
BIOS version
, date and
EC version
.
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:
Enter Password:
Enter a password of up to 10 characters. 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:
Enter Password: ****
OK
Accepts your changes and closes the HW Setup
window.
Cancel
Closes the window without accepting your
changes.
Apply
Accepts all your changes without closing the HW
Setup window.
Default
Returns all HW Setup values to the factory
settings.
About
Displays the HW Setup version.
Not Registered
Changes or remove the password. (Default)
Registered
Sets the password. A dialogue box will appear to
allow you to set the password.
