User manual SONY VAIO VPC-F12ZFX

[. . . ] 9 Locating Controls and Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 About the Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using the Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The password can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters (including spaces) long. Select Password when Power On under Security and press the Enter key. Change the setting from Disabled to Enabled. Press the < or , key to select Exit, select Exit Setup, and then press the Enter key. At the confirmation prompt, press the Enter key. 3 4 5 6 7 Customizing Your VAIO Computer > Setting the Password n 122 N To add the power-on password (user password) !Make sure you set the machine password before setting the user 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. Enter the machine password and press the Enter key. Press the < or , key to select Security to display the Security tab, select Set User Password, and then press the Enter key. On the password entry screen, enter the password twice and press the Enter key. 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 74). 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. If you have set the power-on password, enter your power-on password. 3 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. 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. 4 5 6 7 8 9 Select Enter Master and User Passwords and press the Enter key. Select Continue on the warning screen and press the Enter key. [. . . ] WinDVD for VAIO and WinDVD BD for VAIO are trademarks of InterVideo, Inc. ArcSoft and the ArcSoft logo are registered trademarks of ArcSoft, Inc. ArcSoft WebCam Companion is a trademark of ArcSoft, Inc. ATI and ATI Catalyst are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [. . . ]