Activating The Power-On Password - Toshiba Satellite 5205 Series User Manual

Activating the power-on password

NOTE: Refer to
page 210
When you first power up your computer, no password is
required. Once the operating system has loaded, you can set
up your computer so that a password is required to complete
the powering up process in the future.
To activate the power-on password:
1 Press the TOSHIBA Console button.
The TOSHIBA Console window appears. For more
information see
2 Click Security.
3 Click User password.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
The password requirement becomes active the next time
you turn on your computer.
When the feature is active, the Sub LCD will display
"password ="during the power-on process. As you type
your password, the characters will appear as asterisks in
the Sub LCD. After typing your password, press the
Enter key.
Using the computer for the first time
"Creating a password recovery diskette" on
for information on backing up your password.
"TOSHIBA Console" on page
Getting Started
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