Toshiba Qosmio F750 User Manual

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Set (button)
Click this button to register a password. After a password is set, you
will be prompted to enter it when you start the computer. Check "Set
the same string simultaneously as the HDD User Password" when
setting the HDD User Password.

After you set the password, a dialog box will be displayed asking
whether you want to save it to a floppy diskette or 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 and so on.

Delete (button)
Click this button to delete a registered password. Before you can
delete a password, you must first enter the current password correctly.
Please use BIOS Setup to change or delete the HDD Passwords or to
set the HDD Master Password.

To start BIOS Setup:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Press the F2 key when the Qosmio logo screen appears.
To end the BIOS Setup:
1. Press F10, and then press Y to accept the changes. The computer will
restart.

Change (button)
Click this button to change a registered password. Before you can
change a password, you must first enter the current password
correctly. Please use BIOS Setup to change or delete the HDD
Passwords or to set the HDD Master Password.
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.

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