Toshiba U500 User Manual

User ’s Manual

7-2

HW Setup

Un-registers an existing password

Register a new password by following the on screen 
instructions

This tab allows you to set or reset the user password for power on.

Lets you register a new password or un-register an existing password.

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.

This tab lets you select the internal LCD and/or external monitor when the 
computer boots up.

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).

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.

Irrespective of external display connection, the power 
on display will be in integrated LCD only mode.

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.