User’s Manual 7-1
Satellite A50
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 lets you configure settings for General, Password,
Parallel/Printer, Device Config, Display, CPU, Boot Priority, Keyboard, LAN
and USB.

Accessing HW Setup

To run HW Setup, click start, click Control Panel, click Printers and
Other Hardware and select TOSHIBA HW Setup.
HW Setup window
The HW Setup window contains the following tabs: General, Password,
Device Config, Display, CPU, Boot Priority, Keyboard, LAN and USB.
There are also three buttons: OK, Cancel and Apply.
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. Some models are not equipped with Parallel/Printer tab and/or
CPU tab.
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.