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Changing/Removing the Power-on Password, To change or remove the power-on password machine password

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Customizing Your VAIO Computer > Setting the Password n 101 N Changing/Removing the Power-on Password To change or remove the power-on password (machine 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. 3 Enter the machine password and press the Enter key. 4 Press the < or , key to select Security to display the Security tab, select Set Machine Password, and then press the Enter key. 5 On the password entry screen, enter the current password once and a new password twice, and then press the Enter key. To remove the password, leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank and press the Enter key. 6 Press the < or , key to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key.

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n
N
Customizing Your VAIO Computer >
Setting the Password
Changing/Removing the Power-on Password
To change or remove the power-on password (machine 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.
3
Enter the machine password and press the
Enter
key.
4
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Security
to display the
Security
tab, select
Set Machine Password
, and then press the
Enter
key.
5
On the password entry screen, enter the current password once and a new password twice, and then press the
Enter
key.
To remove the password, leave the
Enter New Password
and
Confirm New Password
fields blank and press the
Enter
key.
6
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Exit
, select
Exit Setup
, and then press the
Enter
key.
At the confirmation prompt, press the
Enter
key.