Toshiba A40 Series - Manual (Page 154)

User's Manual
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HW S
ETUP
AND
P
ASSWORDS
General
This window displays the BIOS version and contains two buttons: Default and
About.
Default
Return all HW Setup values to the factory settings.
About
Display the HW Setup version.
Setup
This field displays
BIOS Version
and date.
Password
User Password
This option allows you to set or reset the user password for power on.
Not Registered
Change or remove the password. (Default)
Registered
Set the password. A dialogue box will appear to let you set
the password.
To enter a user password:
1. Select Registered to display the following prompt:
Enter Password:
2. Enter a password of up to 10 characters. (You cannot use the following
characters: - ^ @ [ ] ; : , . / space.) 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: ****
NOTE: 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:
The password was registered