Toshiba Satellite A660 PSAW6C-00V005 Users Manual Canada; English - Page 169

General, Password, Setup, User Password

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HW Setup General This window displays the BIOS/EC version and contains two buttons : Default and About. Default Return all HW Setup values to the factory settings. About Display the HW Setup version. Setup This field displays the installed BIOS version, date and EC version. Password This option allows you to set or reset the user password for power on. User Password Let you register a new password or change/remove an existing password. The Power On Display is supported with some models. Not Registered Changes or remove the password. (Default) Registered Selects the password. A dialogue box will appear to allow you to set the password. To enter a user password: 1. Select Registered to display the following prompt: Enter Password: Enter a password of up to 8 characters. Valid characters for the password are 1 through 9 (numeric characters). The character string you enter is displayed as a string of asterisk. 2. Tap OK.The following message appears, allowing you to verify the password. Verify Password: 3. If character strings match, the password is registered. Tap OK. If they do not match, the following message appears. You must repeat from step 1. Entry Error!!! To delete a user password: 1. Select Not Registered to display the following prompt: Enter Password: 2. Enter the currently registered password. The character string you enter is displayed as a string of asterisks. 3. Tap OK. If the character string you enter matches the registered password, the password option is reset and the display changes to: Not registered User's Manual 7-2

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User’s Manual
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HW Setup
General
This window displays the BIOS/EC version and contains two buttons :
Default
and
About
.
Setup
This field displays the installed
BIOS version
,
date
and
EC version
.
Password
This option allows you to set or reset the user password for power on.
User Password
Let you register a new password or change/remove an existing password.
To enter a user password:
1.
Select
Registered
to display the following prompt:
Enter Password:
Enter a password of up to 8 characters. Valid characters for the
password are 1 through 9 (numeric characters). The character string
you enter is displayed as a string of asterisk.
2.
Tap
OK
.The following message appears, allowing you to verify the
password.
Verify Password:
3.
If character strings match, the password is registered. Tap
OK
. If they
do not match, the following message appears. You must repeat from
step 1.
Entry Error!!!
To delete a user password:
1.
Select
Not Registered
to display the following prompt:
Enter Password:
2.
Enter the currently registered password. The character string you enter
is displayed as a string of asterisks.
3.
Tap
OK
. If the character string you enter matches the registered
password, the password option is reset and the display changes to:
Not registered
Default
Return all HW Setup values to the factory
settings.
About
Display the HW Setup version.
The Power On Display is supported with some models.
Not Registered
Changes or remove the password. (Default)
Registered
Selects the password. A dialogue box will appear
to allow you to set the password.