Supervisor password, Starting the computer by password, Power-up modes – Toshiba Qosmio F10 User Manual
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Supervisor password
To set a supervisor password, follow the steps below.
1. Click Start.
2. Click Run.
3. Enter the following:C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Windows
Utilities\SVPWTool\TOSPU.EXE
This utility lets you do the following:
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Register, delete or change the supervisor password.
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Specify restrictions for general users.
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,
. The
following message appears:
S
Password =
2. Enter the password.
3. Press Enter.
Power-up modes
The computer has the following power-up modes:
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Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your
work before you turn the computer off in boot mode.
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Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk.
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Standby: Data is maintained in the computer’s main memory.
If you set a supervisor password, some functions might be restricted when
a user logs on with the user password.
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.
and
in Chapter 3, Getting Started.