Toshiba Satellite 4000CDT User Guide - Page 187
Setting a hard disk drive master and user password in System Setup, Start, Shutdown, HDD PASSWORD
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187 Keeping Your Files Safe Hard disk drive passwords If the two passwords match, System Setup displays: Registered. If the two passwords do not match, an error message appears. Repeat step 5 and step 6 to enter the password again. 7 If you want to delete the user password, leave the space blank and press Enter twice. System Setup displays: Not Registered. 8 Press End to save the change. 9 When System Setup prompts you to confirm your change, press Y. Setting a hard disk drive master and user password in System Setup Make sure you choose a hard disk drive master password you can remember easily. If you set a hard disk drive user password and later forget the password or lose your password diskette, you will need to enter the hard disk drive master password in order to access your hard disk. To register master and user passwords in System Setup: 1 Click Start, then click Shutdown, and click OK. The computer shuts down. 2 Hold down the Esc key and press and hold the power button until the on/off light on the system indicator panel illuminates (green) for approximately one second. When the following message appears on the screen: "Check system, Then press [F1] key," press F1. The System Setup screen appears. 3 Press H to move to the HDD PASSWORD section on the screen.