Toshiba Portege M100 User Manual - Page 132

Power and Power-Up Modes TOSHIBA Password Utility The TOSHIBA Password Utility provides two levels of password security: User and Supervisor. Passwords set in TOSHIBA Password Utility are different from the Windows login password. User Password To start the utility, point to or click the following items: Launch TOSHIBA Assist  SECURE  User Password ■ Registered Click to register a password of up to 8 characters. After a password is set, you will be prompted to enter it when you start the computer. ■ Not Registered Click to delete a registered password. Before you can delete a password, you must first enter the current password correctly. ■ Owner String (text box) You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you enter text, click Apply or Ok, then, each time the computer is switched on, this text will be displayed along with the prompt for the password. Supervisor password If you set a supervisor password, some functions will be restricted when a user logs on with the user password. To set a supervisor password: TOSHIBA Assist  SECURE  Supervisor password This utility lets you do the following: ■ Register or delete the supervisor password. ■ Specify restrictions for general users. Starting the computer by password If you have already registered a password, there are two ways to start the computer: ■ Swipe your fingerprint on the sensor if you have already registered the fingerprint with the Fingerprint utility and enabled Fingerprint Poweron Security. If you would not like to swipe your finger or cannot authenticate the fingerprint for some reasons, push the BkSp key to skip the fingerprint authentication screen. You can try to swipe the fingerprint up to five times. If you failed fingerprint authentication more than five times, you must enter the password manually to start the computer. ■ Enter the password manually. The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in boot mode, not in Hibernation or Sleep mode. 6-14 Satellite M100