Setting A Hard Disk Drive User Only Password In System Setup - Toshiba M5 User Manual

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Keeping Your Files Safe
Using passwords in the Windows® operating system
it is removed and installed on another computer. This
password does not encrypt data on the hard disk.
Setting a hard disk drive master password lets you bypass
the hard disk drive user password and access your hard
disk, in case you forget the hard disk drive user password.
If you choose to set a hard disk drive master password,
you should set it before you set a hard disk drive user
password.
Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System
Setup
To register a user only password in System Setup:
1 Click Start, Shutdown, then click OK.
The computer shuts down.
2 Hold down the
switch until the on/off light on the system indicator panel
HINT: The hard disk drive shipped with your computer may not
support the master password feature. When you attempt to set
master password protection, your computer may alert you that
this feature is not supported by your drive. If this happens and
you want to establish a master password for your hard disk,
contact your network administrator for instructions.
If you choose to set a hard disk drive user password, we
strongly recommend that you set a hard disk drive master
password as well.
If you set a hard disk drive user password and later forget the
password, YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR
HARD DISK AGAIN, unless you have set a hard disk drive
master password.
Esc
key and slide and hold the power