Adding The Hard Disk Password - Sony VGN-TT11LN/B User Manual

Adding the Hard Disk Password

The hard disk password provides additional security for the data stored on your built-in storage device
disk password, this adds an extra level of security.
* See the online specifications to find out about your storage device configuration.
When adding the hard disk password, you must set both the master and user passwords. The master password is provided
for users with administrative rights on the computer to reset the user password in the BIOS setup screen. The user password
is provided to lock your built-in storage device. Once you set the user password, you will have to enter the password along
with the power-on password (if set), after the VAIO logo appears.
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The hard disk password is not available on models with two built-in flash memory storage devices in RAID configuration. See the online specifications
to find out about your storage device configuration.
You cannot start your computer with the master password.
If you forget the master password or the keyboard fails, which is critical to password entry, no bypass is possible and the data stored on the built-in
storage device will not be accessible. There is NO RESET of this password. You will have to replace the built-in storage device at your own expense and
lose all the data originally stored on the device. Be sure to write down the master password and keep it safe and private from other people.
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If your computer is equipped with a fingerprint sensor and you have set the hard disk password in conjunction with the fingerprint authentication
function, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for password entry when turning on your computer. For more information, see Using Fingerprint
Authentication (page 127).
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