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Setting the Power-on Password, To add the power-on password machine password

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Customizing Your VAIO Computer > Setting the Password n 116 N Setting the Power-on Password To add the power-on password (machine password) 1 Turn on the computer and press the F2 key repeatedly until the VAIO logo disappears. The BIOS setup screen appears. If the screen does not appear, restart the computer and try again. 2 Press the < or , key to select Security to display the Security tab, select Set Machine Password, and then press the Enter key. 3 On the password entry screen, enter the password twice and press the Enter key. The password can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters long (including spaces). 4 Select Password when Power On under Security and press the Enter key. 5 Change the setting from Disabled to Enabled. 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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Customizing Your VAIO Computer >
Setting the Password
Setting the Power-on Password
To add the power-on password (machine password)
1
Turn on the computer and press the
F2
key repeatedly until the VAIO logo disappears.
The BIOS setup screen appears. If the screen does not appear, restart the computer and try again.
2
Press the
<
or
,
key to select
Security
to display the
Security
tab, select
Set Machine Password
, and then press the
Enter
key.
3
On the password entry screen, enter the password twice and press the
Enter
key.
The password can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters long (including spaces).
4
Select
Password when Power On
under
Security
and press the
Enter
key.
5
Change the setting from
Disabled
to
Enabled
.
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.