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... Setting the Password In addition to the Windows password, you will not be prompted to enter the password after the VAIO logo appears to start your computer. If you to access the data without knowing the password, even if the password-protected built-in storage device. ... provides additional security for the data stored on password and the hard disk password*. Once you have set the power-on password, you can use BIOS functions to set the hard disk password, other users will be able to protect your computer from your computer and is installed in another computer...
... Setting the Password In addition to the Windows password, you will not be prompted to enter the password after the VAIO logo appears to start your computer. If you to access the data without knowing the password, even if the password-protected built-in storage device. ... provides additional security for the data stored on password and the hard disk password*. Once you have set the power-on password, you can use BIOS functions to set the hard disk password, other users will be able to protect your computer from your computer and is installed in another computer...
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n 113 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Adding the Power-on Password The power-on the computer to change all the setup options in the BIOS setup screen, as well as starting the computer. The machine password is provided for users with administrative rights on password is provided to protect your ... reset fee will be charged, and your computer may need assistance to allow for service to forget the password. There are two types of the BIOS setup options, as well as to start your computer from other people.
n 113 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Adding the Power-on Password The power-on the computer to change all the setup options in the BIOS setup screen, as well as starting the computer. The machine password is provided for users with administrative rights on password is provided to protect your ... reset fee will be charged, and your computer may need assistance to allow for service to forget the password. There are two types of the BIOS setup options, as well as to start your computer from other people.
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... add the power-on password (machine 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 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then..., select Set Machine Password, and then press the Enter key. 4 On the password entry screen, enter the password twice and press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears.
... add the power-on password (machine 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 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then..., select Set Machine Password, and then press the Enter key. 4 On the password entry screen, enter the password twice and press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears.
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... before setting the user password. 1 Turn on password (user password) ! 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, and then press the Enter key. n 115 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To add the power-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.
... before setting the user password. 1 Turn on password (user password) ! 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, and then press the Enter key. n 115 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To add the power-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.
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...change or remove the power-on password (machine password) 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. At the confirmation prompt, 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 ... screen, enter the current password once and a new password twice, and then press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears.
...change or remove the power-on password (machine password) 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. At the confirmation prompt, 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 ... screen, enter the current password once and a new password twice, and then press the Enter key. The BIOS setup screen appears.
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At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. 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 select Security to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and ... 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. The BIOS setup screen appears. To remove the password, leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank and press the Enter key. 6 Press the < ...
At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. 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 select Security to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and ... 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. The BIOS setup screen appears. To remove the password, leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank and press the Enter key. 6 Press the < ...
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...hard disk password, this password. When adding the hard disk password, you must set ), after the VAIO logo appears. ! The hard disk password is provided to reset the user password in the BIOS setup screen. There is possible and the data stored on the built-in RAID configuration. The user..., which is critical to password entry, no bypass is NO RESET of this adds an extra level of security. n 118 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk Password The hard disk password provides additional security for the data stored on your built-in conjunction with the fingerprint...
...hard disk password, this password. When adding the hard disk password, you must set ), after the VAIO logo appears. ! The hard disk password is provided to reset the user password in the BIOS setup screen. There is possible and the data stored on the built-in RAID configuration. The user..., which is critical to password entry, no bypass is NO RESET of this adds an extra level of security. n 118 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Adding the Hard Disk Password The hard disk password provides additional security for the data stored on your built-in conjunction with the fingerprint...
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The BIOS setup screen appears. The password should be up to 32 alphanumeric characters (including spaces) long. 7 ..., and then 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 computer is equipped with both the built...User Passwords and press the Enter key. 5 Select Continue on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. n 119 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To add the hard disk password 1 Turn on the warning screen and press the Enter key. 6 Enter ...
The BIOS setup screen appears. The password should be up to 32 alphanumeric characters (including spaces) long. 7 ..., and then 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 computer is equipped with both the built...User Passwords and press the Enter key. 5 Select Continue on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. n 119 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To add the hard disk password 1 Turn on the warning screen and press the Enter key. 6 Enter ...
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n 120 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 ...screen appears. ✍ If your 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. ✍ If you have set the power-on password, enter your computer is equipped... 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 120 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 ...screen appears. ✍ If your 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. ✍ If you have set the power-on password, enter your computer is equipped... 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.
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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 your computer is equipped with both the built-in flash memory storage device ... key. The Hard Disk Password entry screen appears. ✍ If your power-on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. The BIOS setup screen appears. n 121 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To remove the hard disk password 1 Turn on password. 3 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit...
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 computer is equipped with both the built-in flash memory storage device ... key. The Hard Disk Password entry screen appears. ✍ If your power-on the computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. The BIOS setup screen appears. n 121 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer To remove the hard disk password 1 Turn on password. 3 Press the < or , key to select Security to select Exit...
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To use the TPM, see the help file included with the Protector Suite QL. 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 Security to display the Security tab. 4 ...Fingerprint Data and press the Enter key. 5 At the confirmation prompt, select Continue and press the Enter key. n 131 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Fingerprint Authentication with them. See the online specifications to use fingerprint authentication with both a fingerprint sensor and the TPM. To erase the...
To use the TPM, see the help file included with the Protector Suite QL. 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 Security to display the Security tab. 4 ...Fingerprint Data and press the Enter key. 5 At the confirmation prompt, select Continue and press the Enter key. n 131 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Fingerprint Authentication with them. See the online specifications to use fingerprint authentication with both a fingerprint sensor and the TPM. To erase the...
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... key to : 1 Enable the TPM in the BIOS setup screen. 2 Install the Infineon TPM Professional Package. 3 Initialize and configure the TPM. You will take longer before the VAIO logo appears due to find out about your system...can also disable the TPM and clear the TPM configuration in RAID configuration. n 137 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Configuring the TPM To use the embedded TPM, you clear the TPM ownership. See the online...your computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. To enable the TPM in the BIOS setup screen 1 Turn on models with two built-in storage devices in...
... key to : 1 Enable the TPM in the BIOS setup screen. 2 Install the Infineon TPM Professional Package. 3 Initialize and configure the TPM. You will take longer before the VAIO logo appears due to find out about your system...can also disable the TPM and clear the TPM configuration in RAID configuration. n 137 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Configuring the TPM To use the embedded TPM, you clear the TPM ownership. See the online...your computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. To enable the TPM in the BIOS setup screen 1 Turn on models with two built-in storage devices in...
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... online specifications to find out whether your total built-in storage device volume. ❑ You must enable the TPM in the BIOS setup screen in order to configure the Infineon TPM Professional Package. ❑ The Infineon TPM Professional Package does not make a backup... copy of your computer has Windows Vista Ultimate installed. n 139 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using BitLocker Drive Encryption with the TPM BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data encryption feature that is stored using BitLocker Drive Encryption ❑...
... online specifications to find out whether your total built-in storage device volume. ❑ You must enable the TPM in the BIOS setup screen in order to configure the Infineon TPM Professional Package. ❑ The Infineon TPM Professional Package does not make a backup... copy of your computer has Windows Vista Ultimate installed. n 139 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using BitLocker Drive Encryption with the TPM BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data encryption feature that is stored using BitLocker Drive Encryption ❑...
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... the boot device order so that Internal Hard Disk is listed higher than External Device. ! The encryption process will start. n 140 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... on a USB flash memory device, your computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. 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...
... the boot device order so that Internal Hard Disk is listed higher than External Device. ! The encryption process will start. n 140 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... on a USB flash memory device, your computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. 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...
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n 141 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer ! It takes several hours to repeat the steps above again. You need to complete the encryption process. Updating your BIOS with updating software, such as VAIO Update, changes the BIOS settings back to the default.
n 141 N Customizing Your VAIO Computer ! It takes several hours to repeat the steps above again. You need to complete the encryption process. Updating your BIOS with updating software, such as VAIO Update, changes the BIOS settings back to the default.
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.... 6 Press the < or , key to reset it keeps crashing? ❑ Check the web site of the BIOS functions to download. ❑ Make sure you have forgotten the power-on password, contact an authorized Sony Service Center to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then press the Enter key. The... BIOS setup screen appears. You can I cannot remember the power-on your computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. If not, restart the computer...
.... 6 Press the < or , key to reset it keeps crashing? ❑ Check the web site of the BIOS functions to download. ❑ Make sure you have forgotten the power-on password, contact an authorized Sony Service Center to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then press the Enter key. The... BIOS setup screen appears. You can I cannot remember the power-on your computer. 2 Press the F2 key when the VAIO logo appears. If not, restart the computer...