144 Toshiba Utilities
Setting passwords
4Select Registered, then click OK.
A pop-up screen appears asking for a password.
5Enter your password, then enter it again to verify.
6Click OK.
A pop-up screen appears asking for the User Password Mode.
7Select whether the user password allows the user to change the
hardware configuration:
❖Able to run HwSetup—User can change the hardware
configuration
❖Unable to run HwSetup—User cannot change the
hardware configuration (supervisor password is required)
8Click OK.
9Shut down the system to complete the process.
Deleting a supervisor password
To delete a supervisor password:
1Click Start, All Programs, Tosh ib a, Utilities, and then
TOSHIBA Assist.
The TOSHIBA Assist window appears.
2On the left side, click the Secure tab.
3Click the Supervisor Password icon.
The Supervisor Password Utility window appears.
4Select Not Registered and then click OK.
A pop-up screen appears asking for a password.
5Enter the supervisor password, then click OK.
6Click OK to exit.
Using a user password
A user password provides instant password and power-on password
protection.