Toshiba M40X TOSHIBA Password Utility, Apply, Enter, ■Registered, User Password, ■Not Registered, Supervisor password, ■Owner String (text box), Enter Password [xxxxxxxx]

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TOSHIBA Password Utility

The TOSHIBA Password Utility provides two levels of password security: User and Supervisor.

Passwords set in TOSHIBA Password Utility are different from the

Windows® login password.

User Password

To start the utility, point to or click the following items:

Launch TOSHIBA Assist  SECURE  User Password■Registered

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

Click to delete a registered password. Before you can delete a password, you must first enter the current password correctly.

■Owner String (text box)

You can use this box to associate text with the password. After you enter text, click Apply or Ok. At the time of a startup of a computer, this text is displayed, when you can ask for the input of 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,

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 registered a password, start the computer by entering the password manually.

The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in boot mode, not in Hibernation or Standby 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]

2.Enter the Password.

3.Press Enter.

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