Power and Power-up Modes
The TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility provides two levels of password security: User and Supervisor.
Passwords set in TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility are different from the Windows® login 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, then, each time the computer is switched on, this text will be displayed along with the prompt for the 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.
If you have already registered a password, there is one way 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.
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