Toshiba Portege 3500 User Manual page 120

HW Setup and Passwords
The HW Setup window contains the following tabs: display, CPU, boot
priority, USB, LAN, general, password, device config.
This window displays the BIOS version and contains two buttons: Default
and About.
Default
About
This field displays BIOS Version and date.
This option allows you to set or reset the user password for power on.
Not Registered
Registered
To enter a user password:
1. Select Registered to display the following prompt:
Enter Password:
2. Enter a password of up to 10 characters. The character string you
enter is displayed as a string of asterisks. For example, if you enter a
password consisting of four characters, the display is shown as:
Enter Password: ****
If you click the OK button before entering the password, Not
registered will appear on the display.
3. Click the OK button. The following message appears, allowing you to
verify the password.
Verify Password:
4. If character strings match, the password is registered and the display
changes to:
7-2
Return all HW Setup values to the factory
settings.
Display the HW Setup version.
Change or remove the password. (Default)
Set the password. A dialog box will appear to let
you set the password.
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