Toshiba Password Utility - Toshiba Satellite A110 Series User Manual

TOSHIBA Password Utility

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
User Password
To start the utility, point to or click the following items:
Launch TOSHIBA Assist
■
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.
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
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. The following message will appear in the LCD:
Enter Password [xxxxxxxx]
2. Enter the Password.
3. Press Enter.
Satellite A110/Satellite Pro A110
®
login password.
SECURE
SECURE
User Password
Supervisor password
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