Starting The Computer By Password; Power-Up Modes; Windows Utilities - Toshiba Portégé M100 User Manual

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Starting the computer by password

If you registered a password, there are two ways to start the computer:
Insert a password token before you turn on the computer. The computer will
start normally, without displaying a password prompt.
Enter the password manually.
NOTE: The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in
boot mode. It is not needed in Hibernation or Standby mode.
To enter a password manually, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3,
message will appear in the LCD:
Password=
2. Enter the Password.
3. Press Enter.
NOTE: If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the
computer shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to
retry password entry.

Power-up modes

The computer has the following power-up modes:
Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your work
before you turn the computer off in boot mode.
Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk.
Standby: Data is maintained in the computer's main memory.
NOTE: Refer also to the sections
the power in Chapter 3,

Windows utilities

You can specify the setting in TOSHIBA Power Saver.
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