Toshiba M200 User Manual

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Keeping Your Files Safe
Using passwords in the Windows® operating system
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illuminates (green) for approximately one second. When 
the following message appears on the screen: “Check 
system, Then press [F1] key,” press 
F1
The System Setup screen appears.
3
Press 
H
 to move to the HDD PASSWORD section on the 
screen.
4
Press the spacebar, then type in your user password and 
press 
Enter
.
5
If you want to change the password, input the new 
password.
6
When System Setup prompts you to verify the password, 
type it again and press 
Enter
If the two passwords match, System Setup displays: 
Registered
. If the two passwords do not match, an error 
message appears. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter the password 
again.
7
If you want to delete the user password, leave the space 
blank and press 
Enter
 twice. System Setup displays: 
Not 
Registered
.
8
Press 
End
 to save the change. 
9
When System Setup prompts you to confirm your 
change, Press 
Y
.
Setting a hard disk drive master and user password in 
System Setup
Make sure you choose a hard disk drive master password you 
can remember easily. If you set a hard disk drive user 
password and later forget the password or lose your password 
diskette, you will need to enter the hard disk drive master 
password in order to access your hard disk.