Toshiba Tecra A4 (PTA40) - Manual (Page 130)

7-2 User’s Manual
HW Setup and Passwords
General
This window displays the BIOS version and contains two buttons: Default
and About
.
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:
2. Enter a password of up to 10 characters (You can’t 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: ****
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 click OK button.
If they do not match, the following message appears. You must repeat
from step 1.
Entry Error!!!
To delete a user password:
1. Select Not Registered to display the following prompt:
Enter Password:
2. Enter the currently registered password. The character string you enter
is displayed as a string of asterisks.
Enter Password: ****
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.
If you click the OK button before entering the password, Registered will
appear on the display.