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Changing/Removing the Hard Disk Password, To change the hard disk password

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n 116 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Changing/Removing the Hard Disk Password To change the hard disk password 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. ✍ If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on password. 3 Press the < or , key to select Security to display the Security tab, select Hard Disk Password, and then press the Enter key. The Hard Disk Password entry screen appears. 4 Select Change Master Password or Change User Password and press the Enter key. 5 Enter the current password once and then a new password twice. 6 Press the Enter key. 7 Press the Enter key when the success message appears. 8 Press the Esc key and then the < or , key to select the Exit tab. 9 Press the M or m key to select Exit Setup and press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key.

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n
N
Customizing Your VAIO Computer
Changing/Removing the Hard Disk Password
To change the hard disk password
1
Turn on the computer.
2
Press the
F2
key when the VAIO logo appears.
The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer and press the
F2
key several times when the VAIO logo
appears.
✍
If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on password.
3
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Security
to display the
Security
tab, select
Hard Disk Password
, and then press the
Enter
key.
The
Hard Disk Password
entry screen appears.
4
Select
Change Master Password
or
Change User Password
and press the
Enter
key.
5
Enter the current password once and then a new password twice.
6
Press the
Enter
key.
7
Press the
Enter
key when the success message appears.
8
Press the
Esc
key and then the
<
or
,
key to select the
Exit
tab.
9
Press the
M
or
m
key to select
Exit Setup
and press the
Enter
key.
At the confirmation prompt, press the
Enter
key.