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Supervisor password, Starting the computer by password – Toshiba Tecra M11 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Power and Power-Up Modes

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,

execute the file TOSPU.EXE. The file is located at:
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\PasswordUtility\TOSPU.exe
This utility lets you do the following:

Register, delete or change the Supervisor Password.

Specify restrictions for general users.

Starting the computer by password

If you have already registered a password, there are several ways to start

the computer:

Swipe your fingerprint on the sensor if you have already registered the

fingerprint with the Fingerprint utility and enabled Fingerprint System

Boot Authentication. If you would not like to swipe your finger or cannot

authenticate the fingerprint for some reasons, push the BACK SPACE

key to skip the fingerprint authentication screen. You can try to swipe

the fingerprint up to five times. If you failed fingerprint authentication

five times, you must enter the password manually to start the computer.

Enter the password manually.

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:

2. Enter the Password.
3. Press ENTER.

The password is necessary only if the computer was turned off in Shut

Down Mode or Hibernation Mode.
It is not needed in Sleep Mode and Restart.

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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.