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TOSHIBA Password Utility, User Password, Supervisor password, Starting the computer by password

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Power and Power-up Modes TOSHIBA Password Utility The TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility allows you to maintain an additional level of security and provides two levels of password security: User and Supervisor. Passwords set in TOSHIBA Supervisor 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 is one way to start the computer: ■ Enter the password manually. The password is necessary if the computer was shut down in boot mode and Hibernation mode, not in Sleep mode. To enter a password manually, follow these steps: 1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3, Getting Started. The following message will appear in the LCD: Enter Password [xxxxxxxx] 2. Enter the Password. 3. Press Enter. User's Manual 6-12

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User’s Manual
6-12
Power and Power-up Modes
TOSHIBA Password Utility
The TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility allows you to maintain an
additional level of security and provides two levels of password security:
User and Supervisor.
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 is one way to start the
computer:
■
Enter the password manually.
To enter a password manually, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3, Getting Started. The
following message will appear in the LCD:
Enter Password [xxxxxxxx]
2.
Enter the Password.
3.
Press
Enter
.
Passwords set in TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility are different from
the Windows
®
login password.
The password is necessary if the computer was shut down in boot mode
and Hibernation mode, not in Sleep mode.