Toshiba A500, A500D Supervisor password, Starting the computer by password, BkSp, Enter, Fn + F1, Enter Password [xxxxxxxx], Fingerprint Power- on Security

Satellite A500/A500D

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 -> SECURE -> Supervisor password

This utility lets you do the following:

■Register or delete the supervisor password.

■Specify restrictions for general users.

Starting the computer by password

If you have already registered a password, there are two ways to start the computer:

■Swipe your fingerprint on the sensor if you have already registered the fingerprint with the Fingerprint utility and enabled Fingerprint Power- on Security. If you would not like to swipe your finger or cannot authenticate the fingerprint for some reasons, push the BkSp key to skip the fingerprint authentication screen. You can try to swipe the fingerprint up to five times. If you failed fingerprint authentication more than five times, you must enter the password manually to start the computer.

■Enter the password manually.

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, Getting Started. The 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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