Toshiba Portege M100 User Guide - Page 177

177 Keeping Your Files Safe User-level passwords ❖ A supervisor-level password that protects system settings by restricting who can make changes in Toshiba Utilities and System Setup. This is useful if more than one person is using the computer. User-level passwords The user-level password is the basic level of password security. You can use it as a power-on password. For most users, this is all the password security you'll need. You can set (register) a user-level password in either Toshiba Hardware Setup or System Setup. If you use System Setup, however, you can also create a password service diskette which can be used to bypass the password function when starting your computer. Once you have used the diskette, you must reset your password and create another password service diskette. Make sure you use a password you can remember easily. If you ever forget your password, contact your network administrator. A good way to prevent forgetting your password is to create a password service diskette. Refer to "Setting a user-level password in System Setup" on page 179 for instructions. Setting a user-level password You can set a user-level password in Toshiba Console or in System Setup.