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Keeping Your Files Safe
Hard disk drive passwords
Setting a hard disk drive user password
To set a hard disk drive user password:
1
Click Start, then click Run.
2
In the Run box, type:
c:\Program Files\toshiba\Windows Utilities\HDDPW\HDDPW
press
The Hard Disk Drive Password program HDDPW displays a
warning screen.
3
To set a hard disk drive user password, read the warning and
click OK.
To quit without setting a password, click Cancel.
4
To set a hard disk drive user password, click Register/
Update, then Update.
5
A user password warning will appear.
Read the warning and click Yes to continue setting the
password, or No to cancel.
6
Type a password of up to 10 characters under New Password,
and type it again to confirm.
7
Click OK.
CAUTION: Make sure you choose a hard disk drive user
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 user password in order to access your hard disk.
8
A confirmation screen appears to verify you want to register
the password. Click Yes.
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Enter
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