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When saving the HDD User Password shut down or restart the computer. If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the saved data may not be correctly reflected. For more information on shutting down or restarting the computer, refer to Turning on the power in Chapter 1.

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:

Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Support & Recovery -> 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 several 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 System Pre-Boot Authentication. If you would not like to swipe your finger or cannot authenticate the fingerprint for some reasons, push the BACK SPACE key to skip the fingerprint authentication screen. You can try to swipe the fingerprint up to five times. If you failed fingerprint authentication 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 turned off in boot mode or Hibernation Mode.

It is not needed in Sleep Mode and Restart.

To enter a password manually, follow the steps as detailed below:

1.Turn on the power as described in Chapter 1, Getting Started. The following message will appear in the screen:

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At this point, the hotkeys FN + F1 to F12 do not work. They will function after you enter the password.

2.Enter the Password.

3.Press ENTER.

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