Toshiba Satellite Pro C70-C PSCSFC-003001 Users Manual Canada; English - Page 81

Starting the computer using a password, TOSHIBA HWSetup

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Starting the computer using a password If you have already registered a user 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 Hibernation mode or boot mode. It is not needed in Sleep mode and Restart. To enter a password manually, do the following: 1. Turn on the power as described in the Getting Started section. The following message appears in the screen: Password= At this point, the function keys 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, or if you do not enter the password within 1 minute, the computer shuts off. In this case, some features that can power on the computer automatically (Wake-up on LAN, Task Scheduler, etc) might not work. You must turn the computer back on to retry password entry. TOSHIBA HWSetup TOSHIBA HWSetup is the TOSHIBA configuration management tool available through the Windows operating system. To run TOSHIBA HWSetup, click Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Tools & Utilities -> HWSetup. The TOSHIBA HWSetup window contains a number of tabs to allow specific functions of the computer to be configured. In addition there are also three buttons: OK, Cancel, and Apply. OK Accepts your changes and closes the TOSHIBA HWSetup window. Cancel Closes the window without accepting your changes. Apply Accepts all your changes without closing the TOSHIBA HWSetup window. Some options shown in gray are possible to confirm their status. User's Manual 5-10

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Starting the computer using a password
If you have already registered a user 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
Hibernation mode or boot mode. It is not needed in Sleep mode and
Restart.
To enter a password manually, do the following:
1.
Turn on the power as described in the
Getting Started
section. The
following message appears in the screen:
Password=
At this point, the function keys 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, or if you do not
enter the password within 1 minute, the computer shuts off. In this case,
some features that can power on the computer automatically (Wake-up on
LAN, Task Scheduler, etc) might not work. You must turn the computer
back on to retry password entry.
TOSHIBA HWSetup
TOSHIBA HWSetup is the TOSHIBA configuration management tool
available through the Windows operating system.
To run TOSHIBA HWSetup, click
Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA ->
Tools & Utilities -> HWSetup
.
The TOSHIBA HWSetup window contains a number of tabs to allow
specific functions of the computer to be configured.
In addition there are also three buttons: OK, Cancel, and Apply.
OK
Accepts your changes and closes the TOSHIBA
HWSetup window.
Cancel
Closes the window without accepting your
changes.
Apply
Accepts all your changes without closing the
TOSHIBA HWSetup window.
Some options shown in gray are possible to confirm their status.
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