Sony VAIO VPCZ2 User Manual

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Customizing Your VAIO Computer >
Setting the Password

To change or remove the power-on password (user 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.

!

The VAIO logo does not appear when Fast BIOS Startup Settings on the VAIO Control Center is enabled. Disable the settings with the VAIO Control
Center

(page 165)

.

2

Enter the user password and press the Enter key.

3

Press the

< or , key to select Security to display the Security tab, select Set User Password, and then press the

Enter key.

4

On the password entry screen, enter the current password once and a new password twice, and then press the Enter key.
To remove the password, leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank and press the Enter
key.

5

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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