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TOSHIBA Password utility, User Password

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TOSHIBA HDD Protection This feature uses the acceleration sensor built in the computer to detect vibration and shocks, and automatically moves the hard disk drive's read/ write head to a safe position in order to reduce the risk of damage that could be caused by headto-disk contact. Refer to the Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection section for more details. You may not have all the features listed above depending on the model you purchased. TOSHIBA Password utility The TOSHIBA Password utility provides two levels of password security: User and Supervisor. Passwords set by the TOSHIBA Password utility function are different from the Windows password. User Password To start the utility, click the following items: Desktop -> Desktop Assist -> Tools & Utilities -> User Password User authentication may be required to validate user rights when using TOSHIBA Password Utility to delete or change passwords, etc. Set (button) Click this button to register a password. After a password is set, you will be prompted to enter it when you start the computer. After you set the password, a dialog box will be displayed asking whether you want to save it to a floppy diskette or other media. If you forget the password, you can open the password file on another computer. Be sure to keep the media in a safe place. When entering the character string to register the password, enter from the keyboard character by character and do not enter as ASCII code or copy-and-paste the character string. In addition, ensure that the registered password is correct by outputting the character string to the password file. When entering a password, do not enter any characters (for example "!" or "#") produced by pressing the SHIFT or ALT keys and so on. Delete (button) Click this button to delete a registered password. Before you can delete a password, you must first enter the current password correctly. User's Manual 5-6

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TOSHIBA HDD
Protection
This feature uses the acceleration sensor built in
the computer to detect vibration and shocks, and
automatically moves the hard disk drive's read/
write head to a safe position in order to reduce
the risk of damage that could be caused by head-
to-disk contact. Refer to the
Using the Hard Disk
Drive (HDD) Protection
section for more details.
You may not have all the features listed above depending on the model
you purchased.
TOSHIBA Password utility
The TOSHIBA Password utility provides two levels of password security:
User and Supervisor.
Passwords set by the TOSHIBA Password utility function are different from
the Windows password.
User Password
To start the utility, click the following items:
Desktop -> Desktop Assist -> Tools & Utilities -> User Password
User authentication may be required to validate user rights when using
TOSHIBA Password Utility to delete or change passwords, etc.
Set
(button)
Click this button to register a password. After a password is set, you
will be prompted to enter it when you start the computer.
After you set the password, a dialog box will be displayed asking
whether you want to save it to a floppy diskette or other media. If you
forget the password, you can open the password file on another
computer. Be sure to keep the media in a safe place.
When entering the character string to register the password, enter
from the keyboard character by character and do not enter as ASCII
code or copy-and-paste the character string. In addition, ensure that
the registered password is correct by outputting the character string to
the password file.
When entering a password, do not enter any characters (for example
"!" or "#") produced by pressing the
SHIFT
or
ALT
keys and so on.
Delete
(button)
Click this button to delete a registered password. Before you can
delete a password, you must first enter the current password correctly.
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