Toshiba Tecra 9000 User Guide - Page 182

182 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. ❖ A hard disk drive password that protects your data by requiring a password when you try to access the hard disk, whether it's in your computer or in another system. You can set a hard disk drive user password and/or a hard disk drive master password. User-level passwords The user-level password is the basic level of password security. You can use it as both a power-on password and an instant 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. CAUTION: 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 183 for instructions. Setting a user-level password You can set a user-level password in Hardware Setup or in System Setup.