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.

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.

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.

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 A50 user manual HW Setup and Passwords, Accessing HW Setup, HW Setup window