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User’s Manual 6-11
Power and Power-Up Modes
■ Change (button)
Click this button to change a registered password. Before you can
change a password, you must first enter the current password correctly.
Please use BIOS Setup to change or delete the HDD Passwords or to
set the HDD Master Password.
■ Owner String (text box)
You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you
enter text, click Apply or OK. When the computer is started, this text
will be displayed together with the prompt asking you to enter a
password.
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:
Click Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Utilities -> TOSHIBA Assist
-> SECURE -> Supervisor password
This utility lets you do the following:
■ Register, delete or change the Supervisor Password.
■ Specify restrictions for general users.
Starting the computer by password
To start up the computer with the user password, 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:
S Password=
2. Enter the Password.
3. Press ENTER.
■ If you forget your HDD User Password, TOSHIBA will NOT be able to
assist you, and your HDD will be rendered COMPLETELY and
PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE. TOSHIBA will NOT be held
responsible for any loss of any data, any loss of use or access to your
HDD, or for any other losses to you or any other person or organization
that result from the loss of access to your HDD. If you can’t accept this
risk, don’t register the HDD User Password.
■ When saving the HDD User Password shut down or restart the
computer. If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the saved data
may not be correctly reflected. For more information on shutting down
or restarting the computer, refer to Turning on the power in Chapter 1.
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.