Toshiba Portege A 100 User Manual page 98

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