Toshiba PSA10C-05HVM User Manual - Page 111

Power-up modes, Starting the computer by password, Windows utilities, Hot keys

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Power and Power-Up Modes Starting the computer by password To start up the computer with the user password, follow these steps: 1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3, Getting Started. The following message appears: S Password = At this point, the hotkeys Fn + F1 to F5 do not work. They will function after you enter the password. 2. Enter the password. 3. Press Enter. If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the computer shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry password entry. Power-up modes The computer has the following power-up modes: ■ Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your work before you turn the computer off in boot mode. ■ Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk. ■ Standby: Data is maintained in the computer's main memory. Refer also to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off the power in Chapter 3, Getting Started. Windows utilities You can specify the setting in TOSHIBA Power Saver. Hot keys You can use hot keys Fn + F3 to enter Standby mode and Fn + F4 to enter Hibernation. See Chapter 5, Keyboard for details. Satellite Pro A10 Series 6-14

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Power and Power-Up Modes
Satellite Pro A10 Series
6-14
Starting the computer by password
To start up the computer with the user password, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3,
Getting Started
. The
following message appears:
S
Password =
At this point, the hotkeys
Fn
+
F1
to
F5
do not work. They will function
after you enter the password.
2.
Enter the password.
3.
Press
Enter
.
If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the computer
shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry
password entry.
Power-up modes
The computer has the following power-up modes:
Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your
work before you turn the computer off in boot mode.
Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk.
Standby: Data is maintained in the computer’s main memory.
Refer also to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off the power
in Chapter 3, Getting Started.
Windows utilities
You can specify the setting in TOSHIBA Power Saver.
Hot keys
You can use hot keys
Fn + F3
to enter Standby mode and
Fn + F4
to
enter Hibernation. See Chapter 5,
Keyboard
for details.