Toshiba Qosmio F750 PQF75C-02K001 Users Manual Canada; English - Page 118

Supervisor Password, Starting the computer by password

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Qosmio F750 Series If you forget your HDD User Password, TOSHIBA will NOT be able to assist you, and your HDD will be rendered COMPLETELY and PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE. TOSHIBA will NOT be held responsible for any loss of any data, any loss of use or access to your HDD, or for any other losses to you or any other person or organization that result from the loss of access to your HDD. If you can't accept this risk, don't register the HDD User Password. When saving the HDD User Password shut down or restart the computer. If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the saved data may not be correctly reflected. For more information on shutting down or restarting the computer, refer to Turning on the power in Chapter 1. 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: Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Utilities -> 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 only if the computer was shut down in boot mode, not in Hibernation or Sleep mode. To enter a password manually, follow the steps as detailed below: 1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 1, Getting Started. The following message will appear in the screen: Enter Password [ ] At this point, the hotkeys FN + F1 to F9 do not work. They will function after you enter the password. 2. Enter the Password. 3. Press ENTER. User's Manual 4-16

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If you forget your HDD User Password, TOSHIBA will NOT be able to
assist you, and your HDD will be rendered COMPLETELY and
PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE. TOSHIBA will NOT be held
responsible for any loss of any data, any loss of use or access to your
HDD, or for any other losses to you or any other person or
organization that result from the loss of access to your HDD. If you
can’t accept this risk, don’t register the HDD User Password.
When saving the HDD User Password shut down or restart the
computer. If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the saved
data may not be correctly reflected. For more information on shutting
down or restarting the computer, refer to
Turning on the power
in
Chapter 1.
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:
Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Utilities -> 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 only if the computer was shut down in boot
mode, not in Hibernation or Sleep mode.
To enter a password manually, follow the steps as detailed below:
1.
Turn on the power as described in Chapter 1,
Getting Started
. The
following message will appear in the screen:
Enter Password [ ]
At this point, the hotkeys
FN
+
F1
to
F9
do not work. They will function after
you enter the password.
2.
Enter the Password.
3.
Press
ENTER
.
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