Chapter 7

HW Setup and Passwords

This chapter explains how to use TOSHIBA HW Setup program to configure your computer and how to set passwords.

HW Setup

TOSHIBA HW Setup allows you to configure settings for General, Password, Display, CPU, Boot Priority, Keyboard, USB, LAN and LED.

If the supervisor password is set, access to the TOSHIBA HW Setup program can be prevented when the user password is used to log on to the computer.

Accessing HW Setup

To start the utility, click the Windows Start button, point to All Programs, click TOSHIBA, click Utilities, and select HWSetup icon.

HW Setup window

The HW Setup window contains the following tabs: General, Password, Display, CPU, Boot Priority, Keyboard, USB, LAN and LED.

There are also three buttons: OK, Cancel and Apply.

OK

Accepts your changes and closes the HW Setup

 

window.

 

 

Cancel

Closes the window without accepting your

 

changes.

 

 

Apply

Accepts all your changes without closing the HW

 

Setup window.

 

 

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Toshiba PRO A300D user manual HW Setup and Passwords, Accessing HW Setup, HW Setup window

A300, PRO A300, PRO A300D, A300D specifications

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