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Starting the computer by password, Power-up modes, Windows utilities – Toshiba Tecra A4 (PTA40) User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Power and Power-Up Modes

Starting the computer by password

To start up the computer with the user password, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3,

Getting Started

. The

following message appears:

Password =

2. Enter the password.
3. Press Enter.

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.

Windows utilities

You can specify the setting in TOSHIBA Power Saver.

Hotkeys

You can use hotkeys Fn + F3 to enter Standby mode and Fn + F4 to enter

Hibernation. See Chapter 5,

The Keyboard

for details.

Panel power on/off

You can set up your computer so that power turns off automatically when

you close the display panel. When you open the panel, power turns on in

Standby or Hibernation mode but not in boot mode.

At this point, the hotkeys Fn + F1 to F9 do not work. They will function after

you enter the password.

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.

Refer also to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off the power

in Chapter 3,

Getting Started

.

If the panel power off function is enabled and use Shut down Windows, do

not close the display until the shut down function is completed.