Toshiba A210 - Manual (Page 190)

HW Setup and Passwords
7-2 User’s Manual
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General
This window displays the BIOS version and contains two buttons: Default and
About
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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.
To enter a user password:
1. Select Registered to display the following prompt:
Enter Password:
Enter a password of up to 10 characters. The char-
acter 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: ****
2. Click the OK button. The following message appears, allowing you to ver-
ify the password.
Verify Password:
3. If character strings match, the password is registered click OK button.
If they do not match, the following message appears. You must repeat from
step 1.
Entry Error!!!
Default
Return all HW Setup values to the factory settings.
About
Display the HW Setup version.
Not Registered
Change or remove the password. (Default)
Registered
Set the password. A dialogue box will appear to let you
set the password.
If you click the OK button before entering the password, Not
registered
will appear on the display