Toshiba 8100 User Guide
Part II: Technical Reference
Keeping Your Files Safe
Hard disk drive passwords - Windows 98 Second Edition
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Setting a hard disk drive Master password
CAUTION: If you choose to set a hard disk drive User
password, we strongly recommend that you set a hard disk
drive Master password as well.
password, we strongly recommend that you set a hard disk
drive Master password as well.
If you set a hard disk drive User password and later forget
the password or lose your password diskette, YOU WILL
NEVER BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR HARD DISK AGAIN,
unless you’ve set a hard disk drive Master password.
the password or lose your password diskette, YOU WILL
NEVER BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR HARD DISK AGAIN,
unless you’ve set a hard disk drive Master password.
To set a hard disk drive Master password in Windows 98 Second
Edition:
Edition:
1
If your diskette drive is not installed in the SelectBay, connect
the external diskette drive or swap drives in the SelectBay. To
swap drives, see “Swapping SelectBay modules” on page 47.
the external diskette drive or swap drives in the SelectBay. To
swap drives, see “Swapping SelectBay modules” on page 47.
2
Click Start, then click Shut Down.
3
Click Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode and click
Yes or OK, as appropriate.
Yes or OK, as appropriate.
Windows shuts down the computer, then restarts it in
MS-DOS mode and displays a system prompt.
MS-DOS mode and displays a system prompt.
4
At the system prompt, type
c:\toshiba\hddpwd32
and press
Enter
.
The Hard Disk Drive Password program HDDPWD32
displays a warning screen.
displays a warning screen.
5
To set a hard disk drive Master password, type
2
and
press
Enter
.
To quit without setting a password, type
3
and press
Enter
.
HDDPWD32 displays another warning and asks you to
confirm that you want to set a hard disk drive Master
password.
confirm that you want to set a hard disk drive Master
password.
6
To set a hard disk drive Master password, type
Y
.