Toshiba Portege Z10T-A - Manual (Page 92)

After you set the password, a dialog box will be displayed 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
will be displayed together with the prompt asking you to enter a
password.
You can launch the BIOS Setup utility to additionally set, change or delete
HDD/SSD passwords (User and Master).
Please refer to
TOSHIBA Setup Utility section for further information.
If you forget an 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
SSD, or for any other losses to you or any other person or
organization that result from the loss of access to your SSD. If you
can’t accept this risk, don’t register an HDD/SSD password.
In order to save an HDD password, shut down or restart the computer.
If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the saved data may not
be correctly reflected. For more information on shutting down or
restarting the computer, refer to
Turning on the power .
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