146 Toshiba Utilities
Setting user passwords
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The tabs represent various dialog boxes. They are:
❖General—Allows you to view current BIOS settings or to
change certain settings back to their default values.
❖Password—Allows you to set or reset a user password for
the power-on process and for instant security.
❖Display—Allows you to change various default settings
for the built-in LCD display.
❖Boot Priority—Allows you to change the sequence in
which your computer searches the drives for the
operating system.
❖Keyboard—Allows you to enable/disable the Wake-up
keyboard function.
❖USB—Allows you to enable or disable USB Legacy
Emulation.
❖LAN—Allows you to set networking functions.
By changing any of the options that appear in the dialog
boxes and clicking Apply, you can reconfigure that function.
Any options that you change will become default settings
when you restart your system.
Setting user passwords
Setting a password leaves your computer secure so that
nobody can access your files. You must enter the password
before you can work on your computer.
Toshiba supports several types of passwords on your
computer:
❖An instant password — Secures your open programs and
files when leaving the computer temporarily.
❖A power-on password — Prevents unauthorized users
from starting or restarting the computer.
❖A supervisor password — Prohibits unauthorized users
from accessing certain functions such as Toshiba