Password Function - Sharp PC-AL27 - Actius AL27 - Mobile Athlon 64 1.6 GHz Operation Manual

2. Click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device – Drives (XX:, XX:). (XX is a
drive name of your AL series.)
3. Click OK.
On Windows Me
1. Click Safely Remove Hardware icon (
2. Click Safely remove USB Disk – Drive (XX:, XX:). (XX is a drive name of your
AL series.)
3. Click OK.
Unplugging DirectHD Cable
1. Stop the device.
2. Unplug the DirectHD cable from the AL series and host computer.
The DirectHD READY lamp will turn off.

Password Function

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You can use the password function to protect against unauthorized access to the hard
disk of the AL series by the DirectHD function.
Setting User Password
Set a user password of the AL series in the Setup Utility. (See Chapter 5.)
• If you have set a user password on the AL series, prevent the host
• A supervisor password cannot work for the password function. Be sure
Canceling User Password
When a user password is set on the AL series, the AL series is not recognized as an
external hard disk of the host computer. You need to cancel the user password
temporarily to use the AL series as an external hard disk. The canceling should be
performed on the host computer.
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computer from entering the standby or hibernation mode. When the
host computer resumes, the DirectHD function may not work properly.
to set a user password to enable the function.
) on the taskbar.