Toshiba Qosmio G40 PQG40C-MM108C Users Manual Canada; English - Page 149

HW Setup & BIOS Setup Starting the BIOS Setup Program 1. Turn on the computer while pressing the ESC key - if the Password = prompt is displayed, enter either the Supervisor Password, if one is set, or the User Password and press the ENTER key. Please refer to Chapter 6, the TOSHIBA Password Utility for further details about the User Password. 2. At the Check system. Then press [F1] key. prompt, press the F1 key - the BIOS setup application will start up. Ending the BIOS Setup Program In order to save the changes you have made and end the BIOS setup application, follow the steps as detailed below: 1. Press the END key - this will cause the Are you sure? (Y/N). The changes you made will cause the system to reboot. prompt to be displayed at the bottom of the screen. 2. Press the Y key - this will save the configuration changes and end the BIOS setup application, automatically restarting the computer. Ending the BIOS Setup Program Halfway The configuration settings can be terminated halfway without saving any of the changes made by following the steps detailed below: 1. Press the ESC key - the Exit without saving? (Y/N) prompt to be displayed at the bottom of the screen. 2. Press the Y key - the BIOS setup application will exit and the computer will automatically restart. Supervisor Password This setting, which is displayed on the first page of the setup screen, Allows you to register a Supervisor Password of the computer. Not Registered Registered Supervisor Password has not been registered (Default). Supervisor Password has been registered. The User Password and Supervisor Password configured in BIOS SETUP can also be changed or deleted using the TOSHIBA Password Utility. When unable to perform the following operations, use the TOSHIBA Password Utility to change the configuration or delete the Supervisor Password. ■ Configuration changes in the BIOS Setup Program ■ Configuration changes in the HW Setup utility ■ Selection of the startup device during computer recovery User's Manual 7-8