Toshiba Satellite Pro S750 PSSERC-005004 Users Manual Canada; English - Page 144
Supervisor Password, Starting the computer by password, Change, Owner String, Apply, Start
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Power and Power-Up Modes ■ Change (button) Click this button to change a registered password. Before you can change a password, you must first enter the current password correctly. Please use BIOS Setup to change or delete the HDD Passwords or to set the HDD Master Password. ■ Owner String (text box) You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you enter text, click Apply or OK. When the computer is started, this text will be displayed together with the prompt asking you to enter a 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 1. Supervisor Password If you set a Supervisor Password, some functions might be restricted when a user logs on with the User Password. To set a Supervisor Password: Click Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Utilities -> TOSHIBA Assist -> SECURE -> Supervisor password This utility lets you do the following: ■ Register, delete or change the Supervisor Password. ■ Specify restrictions for general users. Starting the computer by password To start up the computer with the user password, 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: S 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. User's Manual 6-11