VAIO User Guide

# BIOS

- About the ASSIST Button
- Press the ASSIST button to perform regular maintenance of your VAIO computer or to solve problems you might encounter when using the computer.
- Booting Your VAIO Computer from External Devices
- You can boot your VAIO computer from external devices, such as an optical disc drive, a USB floppy disk drive, or a USB flash drive by using the BIOS function.
- Removing the Power-on Password
- If power-on password input for booting up your VAIO computer is no longer necessary, follow these steps to remove the machine password and user password.
- Setting/Changing the Power-on Password
- You can set a password (power-on password) for booting up your VAIO computer, using the BIOS function. Entry of the power-on password will be prompted after the VAIO logo appears to start the computer.
- Using Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology<Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology supported models>
- You can change the Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology settings in the BIOS setup screen.