Starting The Bios Setup Program; Ending The Bios Setup Program - Toshiba Qosmio G40 User Manual

Starting the BIOS Setup Program

1. Turn on the computer while pressing the ESC key - if the Password =
prompt is displayed, enter either the Supervisor Password, if one is set,
or the User Password and press the ENTER key. Please refer to
Chapter 6, the
User Password.
2. At the Check system. Then press [F1] key. prompt, press the
F1 key - the BIOS setup application will start up.

Ending the BIOS Setup Program

In order to save the changes you have made and end the BIOS setup
application, follow the steps as detailed below:
1. Press the END key - this will cause the Are you sure? (Y/N). The
changes you made will cause the system to reboot.
prompt to be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2. Press the Y key - this will save the configuration changes and end the
BIOS setup application, automatically restarting the computer.
Ending the BIOS Setup Program Halfway
The configuration settings can be terminated halfway without saving any of
the changes made by following the steps detailed below:
1. Press the ESC key - the Exit without saving? (Y/N) prompt to
be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2. Press the Y key - the BIOS setup application will exit and the computer
will automatically restart.
Supervisor Password
This setting, which is displayed on the first page of the setup screen, Allows
you to register a Supervisor Password of the computer.
Not Registered
Registered
The User Password and Supervisor Password configured in BIOS SETUP
can also be changed or deleted using the TOSHIBA Password Utility.
When unable to perform the following operations, use the TOSHIBA
Password Utility to change the configuration or delete the Supervisor
Password.
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Configuration changes in the BIOS Setup Program
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Configuration changes in the HW Setup utility
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Selection of the startup device during computer recovery
User's Manual
TOSHIBA Password Utility
Supervisor Password has not been registered
(Default).
Supervisor Password has been registered.
HW Setup & BIOS Setup
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