Setting A Hard Disk Drive Master And User Password In System Setup - Toshiba Portege M400 Series User Manual

Using passwords in the Windows® operating system
Setting a hard disk drive master and user password in
System Setup
To register master and user passwords in System Setup:
1 Click Start, then click Shutdown, and click OK.
The computer shuts down.
2 Hold down the
switch until the on/off light on the system indicator panel
illuminates (green) for approximately one second. When
the following message appears on the screen: "Check
system, Then press [F1] key," press
The System Setup screen appears.
3 Press
screen.
4 Press the spacebar to select Master + User password
mode.
5 Press the down arrow key to move to the Master
Password section. You must register a Master Password
first.
6 Press the spacebar, then type a password of 1 to 16
characters and press
of letters and numbers in your password.
Make sure you choose a hard disk drive master password you
can remember easily. If you set a hard disk drive user
password and later forget the password or lose your password
diskette, you will need to enter the hard disk drive master
password in order to access your hard disk.
Esc
to move to the HDD PASSWORD section on the
H
Keeping Your Files Safe
key and press and hold the power
. You may use any combination
Enter
213
.
F1