User manual SONY VAIO VGN-TT31MR

[. . . ] N User Guide Personal Computer VGN-TT series n2N Contents Before Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Finding More about Your VAIO Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ergonomic Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The master password is provided for users with administrative rights on the computer to reset the user password in the BIOS setup screen. The user password is provided to lock your built-in storage device. Once you set the user password, you will have to enter the password along with the power-on password (if set), after the VAIO logo appears. !You cannot start your computer with the master password. If you forget the master password or the keyboard fails, which is critical to password entry, no bypass is possible and the data stored on the built-in storage device will not be accessible. You will have to replace the built-in storage device at your own expense and lose all the data originally stored on the device. Be sure to write down the master password and keep it safe and private from other people. If your computer is equipped with a fingerprint sensor and you have set the hard disk password in conjunction with the fingerprint authentication function, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for password entry when turning on your computer. For more information, see Using Fingerprint Authentication (page 72). Customizing Your VAIO Computer > Setting the Password n 126 N To add the hard disk password 1 2 Turn on the computer. 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 If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on password. Press the < or , key to select Security to display the Security tab, select Hard Disk Password, and then press the Enter key. The Hard Disk Password entry screen appears. 4 5 6 7 8 9 If your computer is equipped with both the built-in solid state drive and the built-in hard disk drive, select Hard Disk 1 Password for the solid state drive or select Hard Disk 2 Password for the hard disk drive. Select Enter Master and User Passwords and press the Enter key. Select Continue on the warning screen and press the Enter key. Enter the master password twice and press the Enter key. The password should be up to 32 alphanumeric characters (including spaces) long. Enter the user password twice and press the Enter key. The password should be up to 32 alphanumeric characters (including spaces) long. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. Press the Esc key and then the < or , key to select the Exit tab. 10 Press the M or m key to select Exit Setup and press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. Customizing Your VAIO Computer > Setting the Password n 127 N Changing/Removing the Hard Disk Password To change the hard disk password 1 2 Turn on the computer. 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 If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on password. Press the < or , key to select Security to display the Security tab, select Hard Disk Password, and then press the Enter key. The Hard Disk Password entry screen appears. 4 5 6 7 8 9 If your computer is equipped with both the built-in solid state drive and the built-in hard disk drive, select Hard Disk 1 Password for the solid state drive or select Hard Disk 2 Password for the hard disk drive. Select Change Master Password or Change User Password and press the Enter key. Enter the current password once and then a new password twice. [. . . ] and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. Trademarks > n 207 N The ExpressCard word mark and logos are owned by the PCMCIA and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. CompactFlash® is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. [. . . ]