Toshiba Qosmio G30 PQG32C-AV605E Users Manual Canada; English - Page 136

Power ■ Owner String (text box) You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you enter the text, click Apply or OK. When you switch the computer on, this text will be displayed, for example, to prompt the user to enter the password. ■ 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 3. Refer to Starting and Ending the BIOS Setup Program section in Chapter 7 for more information. Supervisor password To set a supervisor password, follow the steps below. 1. Click start. 2. Click Run. 3. Enter the following: C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Windows Utilities\SVPWTool\TOSPU.EXE If you set a supervisor password, some functions might be restricted when a user logs on with the user password. This utility lets you do the following: ■ Register, delete or change the supervisor password. ■ Specify restrictions for general users. 6-16 User's Manual