Toshiba Tecra M2V Series - Changing the Master and User Passwords in System Setup

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Keeping Your Files Safe
Hard disk drive passwords
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4 Press the spacebar to select Master + User password
mode.
5 Press an arrow key to move to the Master Password
section. You must register a Master Password first.
6 Press the spacebar, then type a password of 1 to 16
characters and press
Enter. You may use any combination
of letters and numbers in your password.
7 When System Setup prompts you to verify the password,
type it again and press
Enter.
If the two passwords match, System Setup displays:
Registered
for both User and Master passwords. If the two passwords do
not match, an error message appears. Repeat step 6 and step 7
to enter the password again.
8 Press
End to save the change.
9 When System Setup prompts you to confirm your
change, press
Y.
Changing the master and user passwords in System Setup
To change the master and user passwords in System Setup:
1 Click Start, then click Shutdown, and click OK.
The computer shuts down.
2 Hold down the
Esc key and press and hold the power
button until the on/off light on the system indicator panel
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 Use the up and down arrow keys to select the password
you wish to change.