Toshiba Tecra 8100 - Manual (Page 97)

User's Manual Power and Power-Up Modes 6-13
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Starting the computer by password
If you registered a password as supervisor or user, you must enter it to
start the computer. If you forget your user password, use the password
service diskette. For more information about how to set a password and
make a password service diskette, refer to the Passwords section in
Chapter 7, TSETUP and Passwords .
To start up the computer with the password, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the computer as described in Chapter 3, Getting Started , and
the following message appears:
Password =
At this point, the hotkeys Fn + F1 to F5 do not work. They will function
after you enter the password.
2. Enter the password.
3. Press Enter. The computer displays the message below while it starts up.
Valid password entered, system is now
starting up.
If you have set a password and the computer boots by the alarm Power
On function and Resume is on, the computer will start with the instant
security function enabled. The password = message is not displayed;
however, you must enter the password to use the computer.
If you enter the password incorrectly, a buzzer sounds.
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.
If you forget the password, follow these steps:
1. Insert the password service diskette in the drive. See the Passwords
section in Chapter 7, TSETUP and Passwords , for details on how to
create a password service diskette.
If the computer is in Resume mode, the password service diskette will not
work when you turn on the power. In this case, press the reset button.