Toshiba SATELLITE U500 - Manual (Page 118)

7-2 User’s Manual
Satellite U500/U500D, Satellite Pro U500/U500D
Password
This tab allows you to set or reset the user password for power on.
User Password
Lets you register a new password or un-register an existing password.
Owner String
This blank field is used to display a message when the password field is
displayed on startup. If a password is not registered the message will not
be shown. The maximum length is 256 characters.
Display
This tab lets you select the internal LCD and/or external monitor when the
computer boots up.
Power On Display
Lets you select the display to be used when the computer is booted (This
setting is only available on Standard VGA mode and not available on
Windows
® Desktop).
Boot Priority
Boot Priority Options
This option sets the priority for booting the computer.
To select the boot drive you want, follow the steps below.
1. Boot-up your computer and press F12 to enter the boot menu.
2. The boot select screen will be displayed: Hard disk Drive, CD/DVD,
FDD and LAN.
3. Use the upper/lower cursor keys to highlight the boot device you want
and apply.
Not Registered Un-registers an existing password
Registered Register a new password by following the on
screen instructions
Auto-Selected If any external display is connected, the power on
display will be in external display only mode.
otherwise it will be in LCD only mode.
System LCD only Irrespective of external display connection, the
power on display will be in integrated LCD only
mode.