Toshiba Satellite CL10t Users Manual Canada; English - Page 84
Delete, Change, Owner String, Apply, or delete the HDD Password or HDD Master Password.
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Set (button) Click this button to register a password. After a password is set, you are prompted to enter it when you start the computer. After you set the password, a dialog box appears asking whether you want to save it to other media. If you forget the password, you can open the password file on another computer. Be sure to keep the media in a safe place. When entering the character string to register the password, enter from the keyboard character by character and do not enter as ASCII code or copy-and-paste the character string. In addition, ensure that the registered password is correct by outputting the character string to the password file. When entering a password, do not enter any characters (for example "!" or "#") produced by pressing the SHIFT or ALT keys. Delete (button) Click this button to delete a registered password. Before you can delete a password, you must first enter the current password correctly. Change (button) Click this button to change a registered password. Before you can change a password, you must first enter the current password correctly. Owner String (text box) You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you enter text, click Apply or OK. When the computer is started, this text is displayed together with the prompt asking you to enter a password. For models equipped with HDD, you can use BIOS Setup to set, change, or delete the HDD Password or HDD Master Password. Refer to the TOSHIBA Setup Utility section for further information. If you forget your HDD User Password, TOSHIBA will NOT be able to assist you, and your HDD will be rendered COMPLETELY and PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE. TOSHIBA will NOT be held responsible for any loss of any data, any loss of use or access to your HDD, or for any other losses to you or any other person or organization that result from the loss of access to your HDD. If you cannot accept this risk, do not register the HDD User Password. When saving the HDD User Password shut down or restart the computer. If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the saved data might not be correctly reflected. For more information on shutting down or restarting the computer, refer to Turning on the power. User's Manual 5-7