Toshiba Satellite C870-E - Manual (Page 92)

User Password
To start the utility, point to or click the following items:
Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Support & Recovery -> TOSHIBA
Assist -> SECURE -> User password
Please refer to the
User Password section of HW Setup for further
information.
Supervisor Password
If you set a Supervisor Password, some functions will be restricted when a
user logs on with the User Password. To set a Supervisor Password:
Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Support & Recovery -> TOSHIBA
Assist -> SECURE -> Supervisor password
This utility lets you do the following:
Register or delete the Supervisor Password.
Specify restrictions for general users.
Starting the computer by 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, not in Sleep mode and Restart.
To enter a password manually, 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:
Enter Password [ ]
At this point, the hotkeys 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, the computer
shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry
password entry.
HW Setup
This section explains how to use the TOSHIBA HW Setup program to
configure your computer, and provides information on settings for various
functions.
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