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...device configuration. ! The hard disk password is equipped with the RAID configuration. n 110 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Setting the Password In addition to the Windows password, you can use BIOS functions to set two types of passwords to protect your built-in flash memory storage or hard disk ...and hard disk password. Once you have set the power-on password allows you will not be prompted to enter the password after the VAIO logo appears to protect your computer. The power-on password, you to start your computer from your computer and is installed in another computer...
...device configuration. ! The hard disk password is equipped with the RAID configuration. n 110 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Setting the Password In addition to the Windows password, you can use BIOS functions to set two types of passwords to protect your built-in flash memory storage or hard disk ...and hard disk password. Once you have set the power-on password allows you will not be prompted to enter the password after the VAIO logo appears to protect your computer. The power-on password, you to start your computer from your computer and is installed in another computer...
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... and private from unauthorized access. If you forget the power-on password and need to be sent in the BIOS setup screen, as well as starting the computer. n 111 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Adding the Power-on Password The power-on password is provided to protect your computer from other people....computer to start your computer without entering the password. To set the user password, you cannot start the computer. There are two types of the BIOS setup options, as well as to change all the setup options in for depot service for password reset. ✍ If you have set the ...
... and private from unauthorized access. If you forget the power-on password and need to be sent in the BIOS setup screen, as well as starting the computer. n 111 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Adding the Power-on Password The power-on password is provided to protect your computer from other people....computer to start your computer without entering the password. To set the user password, you cannot start the computer. There are two types of the BIOS setup options, as well as to change all the setup options in for depot service for password reset. ✍ If you have set the ...
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.... If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. The password can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters (including spaces... Machine Password, and then press the Enter key. 4 On the password entry screen, enter the password twice and press the Enter key. n 112 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To add the power-on password (machine password) 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the...
.... If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. The password can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters (including spaces... Machine Password, and then press the Enter key. 4 On the password entry screen, enter the password twice and press the Enter key. n 112 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To add the power-on password (machine password) 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the...
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... To add the power-on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Enter the machine password and press the Enter key. 4 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit..., select Set User Password, and then press the Enter key. 5 On the password entry screen, enter the password twice and press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears.
... To add the power-on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Enter the machine password and press the Enter key. 4 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit..., select Set User Password, and then press the Enter key. 5 On the password entry screen, enter the password twice and press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears.
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...Power-on Password To change or remove the power-on password (machine password) 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. The BIOS setup screen appears. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. To remove the password, leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password... once and a new password twice, and then press the Enter key. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Enter the machine password and press the Enter key. 4 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit, select Exit Setup,...
...Power-on Password To change or remove the power-on password (machine password) 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. The BIOS setup screen appears. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. To remove the password, leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password... once and a new password twice, and then press the Enter key. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Enter the machine password and press the Enter key. 4 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit, select Exit Setup,...
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...Enter key. 5 On the password entry screen, enter the current password once and a new password twice, and then press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. n 115 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To change or remove the power-on password (user password) 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the... VAIO logo appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Enter the user password and press the Enter key. 4 Press the < or , key to ...
...Enter key. 5 On the password entry screen, enter the current password once and a new password twice, and then press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. n 115 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To change or remove the power-on password (user password) 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the... VAIO logo appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Enter the user password and press the Enter key. 4 Press the < or , key to ...
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...the built-in flash memory storage or hard disk drive. Once you set the user password, you have set the hard disk password in the BIOS setup screen. Be sure to reset the user password in conjunction with the power-on password (if set both the master and user passwords. ...n 116 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk Password The hard disk password provides additional security for the data stored on your storage device configuration. The master password...
...the built-in flash memory storage or hard disk drive. Once you set the user password, you have set the hard disk password in the BIOS setup screen. Be sure to reset the user password in conjunction with the power-on password (if set both the master and user passwords. ...n 116 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk Password The hard disk password provides additional security for the data stored on your storage device configuration. The master password...
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If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. ✍ If you have set the power-on password, enter ...key to select Security to select Exit Setup and press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. The password should be up to 32 alphanumeric characters (including spaces) long. 8 At the confirmation prompt, ..., select Hard Disk Password, and then press the Enter key. n 117 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To add the hard disk password 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the...
If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. ✍ If you have set the power-on password, enter ...key to select Security to select Exit Setup and press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. The password should be up to 32 alphanumeric characters (including spaces) long. 8 At the confirmation prompt, ..., select Hard Disk Password, and then press the Enter key. n 117 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To add the hard disk password 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the...
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... the Security tab, select Hard Disk Password, and then press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. n 118 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Changing/Removing the Hard Disk Password To change the hard disk password 1 Turn on password. 3 Press the < or , key to select... Security to select Exit Setup and press the Enter key. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. ✍ If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the...
... the Security tab, select Hard Disk Password, and then press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. n 118 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Changing/Removing the Hard Disk Password To change the hard disk password 1 Turn on password. 3 Press the < or , key to select... Security to select Exit Setup and press the Enter key. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. ✍ If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the...
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At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. n 119 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To remove the hard disk password 1 Turn on password. 3 Press the < or...the Enter key. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. ✍ If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on the computer. 2 Press... the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. The Hard Disk Password entry screen appears. 4 Select Enter Master and User Passwords and press the ...
At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears. n 119 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To remove the hard disk password 1 Turn on password. 3 Press the < or...the Enter key. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. ✍ If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on the computer. 2 Press... the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. The Hard Disk Password entry screen appears. 4 Select Enter Master and User Passwords and press the ...
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... select Clear Fingerprint Data and press the Enter key. 5 At the confirmation prompt, select Continue and press the Enter key. n 129 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Fingerprint Authentication with a built-in flash memory storage or hard disk drive*. * Your computer is erased automatically after your storage device configuration. If... tab. 4 Press the m key to find out about your system restarts. For detailed information, see Using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (page 130). The BIOS setup screen appears. The fingerprint data enrolled on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the...
... select Clear Fingerprint Data and press the Enter key. 5 At the confirmation prompt, select Continue and press the Enter key. n 129 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Fingerprint Authentication with a built-in flash memory storage or hard disk drive*. * Your computer is erased automatically after your storage device configuration. If... tab. 4 Press the m key to find out about your system restarts. For detailed information, see Using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (page 130). The BIOS setup screen appears. The fingerprint data enrolled on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the...
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...checks at computer startup. ✍ You can also disable the TPM and clear the TPM configuration in the BIOS setup screen. Note that you will take longer before the VAIO logo appears due to make backup copies of the TPM configuration. Before clearing the TPM configuration, be sure ...to set the power-on your system restarts, select Execute in the BIOS setup screen. 2 Install the Infineon TPM Professional Package....
...checks at computer startup. ✍ You can also disable the TPM and clear the TPM configuration in the BIOS setup screen. Note that you will take longer before the VAIO logo appears due to make backup copies of the TPM configuration. Before clearing the TPM configuration, be sure ...to set the power-on your system restarts, select Execute in the BIOS setup screen. 2 Install the Infineon TPM Professional Package....
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...Infineon TPM Professional Package does not make a backup copy of your total hard disk drive volume. ❑ You must enable the TPM in the BIOS setup screen in order to turn on BitLocker Drive Encryption. ❑ Do not encrypt data on a storage device (such as a USB flash... been pre-configured. Enabling BitLocker Drive Encryption with the TPM encrypts all data on models with Windows Vista Ultimate. n 137 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using BitLocker Drive Encryption with the TPM BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data encryption feature that is available on the hard disk drive. Notes...
...Infineon TPM Professional Package does not make a backup copy of your total hard disk drive volume. ❑ You must enable the TPM in the BIOS setup screen in order to turn on BitLocker Drive Encryption. ❑ Do not encrypt data on a storage device (such as a USB flash... been pre-configured. Enabling BitLocker Drive Encryption with the TPM encrypts all data on models with Windows Vista Ultimate. n 137 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using BitLocker Drive Encryption with the TPM BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data encryption feature that is available on the hard disk drive. Notes...
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... on your system needs to access the USB flash memory device when you boot the computer. The encryption process will start. n 138 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To unlock the encrypted data with a recovery key stored on a USB flash memory device To unlock the encrypted data with a recovery key stored ... Boot and then select Enabled for saving the recovery password. 12 Follow the on-screen instructions. The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Press the < or , key to select the Security tab, the M or m ...
... on your system needs to access the USB flash memory device when you boot the computer. The encryption process will start. n 138 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To unlock the encrypted data with a recovery key stored on a USB flash memory device To unlock the encrypted data with a recovery key stored ... Boot and then select Enabled for saving the recovery password. 12 Follow the on-screen instructions. The BIOS setup screen appears. If not, restart the computer and press the F2 key several times when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Press the < or , key to select the Security tab, the M or m ...
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You need to complete the encryption process. It takes several hours to repeat the steps above again. Updating your BIOS with updating software, such as VAIO Update, changes the BIOS settings back to the default. n 139 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer !
You need to complete the encryption process. It takes several hours to repeat the steps above again. Updating your BIOS with updating software, such as VAIO Update, changes the BIOS settings back to the default. n 139 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer !
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...device order. 6 Press the < or , key to change the boot device order. Turn on your computer and press the F11 key when the VAIO logo appears. The BIOS setup screen appears. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. Follow these steps: 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Press the F2 key ...when the VAIO logo appears. What should I do if I change the boot device. To boot your computer from the USB floppy disk drive connected ...
...device order. 6 Press the < or , key to change the boot device order. Turn on your computer and press the F11 key when the VAIO logo appears. The BIOS setup screen appears. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. Follow these steps: 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Press the F2 key ...when the VAIO logo appears. What should I do if I change the boot device. To boot your computer from the USB floppy disk drive connected ...