Toshiba Qosmio X300 PQX32C-02K01S Users Manual Canada; English - Page 132

Power Starting the computer by password If you have already registered a password, there are two ways to start the computer: ■ Swipe your fingerprint on the sensor if you have already registered the fingerprint with the Fingerprint utility and enabled Fingerprint Poweron Security. If you would not like to swipe your finger or cannot authenticate the fingerprint for some reasons, push the BkSp key to skip the fingerprint authentication screen. You can try to swipe the fingerprint up to five times. If you failed fingerprint authentication more than five times, you must enter the password manually 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 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] 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. If you enter the password incorrectly three consecutive times, the computer shuts down. You must turn on the computer again and re-enter the password. Power-up modes The computer has three different power-up modes as follows: ■ Shut down mode: The computer will shut down without saving data - in view of this you must always save your work before you turn the computer off. ■ Hibernation Mode: Data in memory will be saved to the hard disk drive. ■ Sleep Mode: Data will maintained in the computer's memory. Please refer to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off the power in Chapter 3, Getting Started for further information. Windows utilities You can configure various settings associated with both Sleep Mode and Hibernation Mode within the Power Options (to access it, Start  Control Panel  System and Maintenance  Power Options). User's Manual 6-13