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, Boot Priority, Keyboard, USB, LAN.

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

Click on Start → All Programs → TOSHIBA → Utilities and click

HWSetup .

HW Setup Window

The HW Setup window contains the following tabs: General, Password,

Display, Boot Priority, Keyboard, LAN, USB.

OK Accepts your changes and closes the HW Setup window.

Cancel

Apply

Closes the window without accepting your changes.

Accepts all your changes without closing the HW

Setup window.

General

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This window displays the BIOS version and contains two buttons:

Default

About

Return all HW Setup values to the factory settings.

Display the HW Setup version.

Setup

This field displays BIOS Version and date.

When finish BIOS update, please restart your computer and press F2 into

BIOS setup manual and load BIOS default one time.

Password

User Password

This option allows you to set or reset the user password for power on.

Not Registered

Registered

Changes or remove the password. (Default)

Sets the password. A dialogue box will appear to allow you to set the password.

To enter a user password:

1. Select Registered to display the following prompt:

Enter Password:

Enter a password of up to 8 characters. The character string you enter is displayed as a string of asterisks. For example, if you enter a password consisting of four characters, the display is shown as:

Enter Password: ****

2. Click the OK button. The following message appears, allowing you to verify the password.

Verify Password:

3. If character strings match, the password is registered click OK button. If they do not match, the following message appears. You must repeat from step 1.

Entry Error!!!

To delete a user password:

1. Select Not Registered to display the following prompt:

Enter Password:

2. Enter the currently registered password. The character string you enter is displayed as a string of asterisks.

Enter Password: ****

3. Click the OK button. If the character string you enter matches the registered password, the password option is reset and the display changes to:

Not registered

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If they do not match, the following message appears. You must repeat step 1.

Incorrect Password!!!

If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the computer will shut down.

You will not be able to access the password option in the HW Setup. In this case you must turn the power off and back on in order to retry the procedure.

4. Follow the same procedures described in the earlier section, How to set the password , to set a new user password.

Display

This tab allows you to customize your computer’s display settings for either the internal LCD screen or for an external monitor.

Power On Display

Allows you to set the display to be used when the computer is booted up.

Auto-Selected

System LCD only

If any external display is connected, the power on display will be in "external display only" mode.

Otherwise it will be in "LCD only" mode.

Irrespective of external display connection, the power on display will be in integrated "LCD only" mode (Default).

Boot Priority

Boot Priority Options

This option sets the priority for booting the computer. You can change the boot priority from the device list.

Button Setting

Function Button

This feature allows you to set conditions for the Power Button and/or the other buttons.

Enabled

Disabled

Enables the function button

Disables the function button

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Keyboard

Wake-up on Keyboard

When this feature is enabled and the computer is in Sleep mode, you can turn on the computer by pressing any key. It is effective only for the internal keyboard and only when the computer is in Sleep mode.

Enabled

Disabled

Enables the Wake-up on Keyboard feature.

Disables the Wake-up on Keyboard function

(Default).

USB

Legacy USB Support

Use this option to enable or disable USB Legacy Emulation. If your operating system does not support USB, you can still use a USB mouse and keyboard by setting the USB Legacy Emulation item to enabled.

Enabled

Disabled

Enables the USB Legacy Emulation. (Default)

Disables the USB Legacy Emulation.

LAN

Wake-up on LAN

This feature lets the computer’s power be turned on from shutdown when it receives a wake-up packet ( Magic packet ) from the LAN.

For activating Wake-up on LAN from sleep or hibernation, you must check the "Allow the device to wake the computer" check box within the LAN

Device properties. ( This feature does not affect the Wake-up on LAN from sleep or hibernation. )

Enabled

Disabled

Enables Wake-up on LAN from shutdown.

Disables Wake-up on LAN. from shutdown.

(Default)

The Wake-up on LAN function consumes power even when the system is off. Leave the AC adaptor connected while using this feature.

Do not install or remove an optional memory module while Wake-up on

LAN is enabled.

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Built-in LAN

This feature enables or disables the Built-in LAN.

Enabled

Disabled

Enables Built-in LAN function (Default).

Disables Built-in LAN function.

Wireless Communication Switch

This feature enables or disables the Wireless Communication Switch.

ON

OFF

Enable Wireless Communication Switch function.

Disable Wireless Communication Switch function.

SATA eSATA

This feature allows you to set conditions of eSATA.

Enabled

Disabled

Enables the eSATA port. (Default)

Disables the eSATA port in order to save power.

SATA Interface setting

This feature allows you to set SATA interface setting.

Performance

Battery life

Let HDD/SSD work with maximum performance.

(Default)

Let HDD/SSD work with battery life mode. If this setting is selected, this causes performance down.

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