User Password; Supervisor Password - Toshiba A200 Series User Manual

User Password

To start the utility, point to or click the following items:
Launch: TOSHIBA Assist
Registered
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Click to register a password of up to 8 characters. After a password is
set, you will be prompted to enter it when you start the computer.
Not Registered
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Click to delete a registered password. Before you can delete a
password, you must first enter the current password correctly.
Owner String (text box)
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You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you
enter text, click Apply or OK, then, each time the computer is switched
on, this text will be displayed along with the prompt for the password.

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:
TOSHIBA Assist
This utility lets you do the following:
Register or delete the supervisor password.
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Specify restrictions for general users.
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Starting the computer by password
If you have already registered a password, there is one way to start the
computer:
Enter the password manually.
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The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in boot
mode, not in Hibernation or Sleep mode.
To enter a password manually, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3,
following message will appear in the LCD:
Enter Password [xxxxxxxx]
At this point, the hotkeys Fn + F1 to F9 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 consecutive times, the
computer shuts down. You must turn on the computer again and re-enter
the password.
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