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Power-up modes, Power-up modes -17 – Toshiba M30 User Manual

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OWER

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To enter a password manually, follow these steps:

1.

Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3,

Getting Started

. The following

message will be displayed:

Figure 6-3 BIOS password window

2.

Follow the on-screen prompts to enter the password.

NOTE: 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.

Power-up modes

The computer has the following power-up modes:

Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your work
before you turn the computer off in boot mode.

Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk.

Standby: Data is maintained in the computer’s main memory.

NOTE: Refer also to the sections

Turning on the power

and

Turning off

the power

in Chapter 3, Getting Started.

Power-up modes