How To Set The Passwords - Toshiba SATELLITE 2750 Series User Manual

Supervisor password logon
The following restrictions apply to the user when you log on with a
supervisor password:
Instant security
The supervisor password will provide access to the computer from instant
security even if the user password was used to log on to the computer.
However, access will be limited to the user level.

How to set the passwords

This section describes how to set the supervisor and user password. User
password can be set using the Hardware Setup program.
You can use either capital or small letters to enter the password. Please
do not use any national specific characters.
Supervisor password
The SVPW program works only in the MS-DOS environment. SVPW is
stored in the Windows directory. To set the supervisor password, follow the
steps below.
1. Go to the DOS prompt, type in SVPW, and press Enter.
2. If the password has not been registered, the following line will be
displayed:
3. Press Y to enter a password. The following line will be displayed:
4. Enter a password of up to 10 characters. The character string you
enter is displayed as a string of asterisks. For example, if you enter a
password consisting of four characters, the display is shown as:
5. Press Enter. The following message appears, allowing you to verify
the password.
User's Manual
User password will not provide access to the
computer.
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD = Not Registered
Do you want to register the supervisor password
<Y/N>?
Enter Password --->
Enter Password ---> ****
Verify Password --->
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