HW Setup and Passwords
Portégé A100
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Portégé A100
Version
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General
This window displays the BIOS version and contains two buttons:
Default
and
About
.
Default
Return all HW Setup values to the factory
settings.
About
Display the HW Setup version.
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.
Not Registered
Change or remove the password. (Default)
Registered
Set the password. A dialogue box will appear to
let you set the password.
To enter a user password:
1. Select
Registered
to display the following prompt:
Enter Password:
2. Enter a password of up to 10 characters. (You can 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:
Enter Password: ****
If you click the
OK
button before entering the password,
Not registered
will appear on the display.
3. Click the
OK
button. The following message appears, allowing you
to verify the password.
Verify
Password:
4. If character strings match, the password is registered and the
display changes to:
The password was registered
If they do not match, the following message appears. You must
repeat from step 1.
Entry
Error!!!
