Toshiba 3500 Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Keeping Your Files Safe
Setting a hard disk drive master password
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The hard disk drive master password will be registered
the next time you restart your computer. When you need
to use the hard disk drive master password, type the
password when prompted and press the tab key.
Setting a hard disk drive user password
To set a hard disk drive user password:
1 Click Start, then click Run.
2 In the Run box, type:
c:\Program Files\toshiba\Windows Utilities\HDDPW\HDDPW and
press Enter
.
The Hard Disk Drive Password program HDDPW
displays a warning screen.
3 To set a hard disk drive user password, read the warning
and click OK.
4 To quit without setting a password, click Cancel.
5 To set a hard disk drive user password, click Register/
Update, then Update
.
A user password warning will appear.
6 Read the warning and click Yes to continue setting the
password, or No to cancel.
7 Type a password of up to 10 characters under New
Password, and type it again to confirm.
8 Click OK.
CAUTION: Make sure you choose a hard disk drive user 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 user password
in order to access your hard disk.