Using The Instant (User-Level) Password; Using A Supervisor Password; Setting A Supervisor Password - Toshiba Portégé M100 Series User Manual

Using the instant (user-level) password

An instant password secures your system with a single
keystroke. Use this feature when you need to leave your desk
for a few minutes and don't want to turn off the computer.
To use an instant password, press
Pressing this hot key freezes the keyboard and AccuPoint II
and blanks the screen. An instant password has no effect on
an optional serial mouse or trackball.
If you have not registered a user-level password, press
unlock your system.
If you have registered a user-level password, type your
password and press
the computer returns to where it was when you pressed the
hot key.

Using a supervisor password

A supervisor password prevents other users from changing
hardware configuration options.

Setting a supervisor password

1 Click Start, then click All Programs.
2 Point to Toshiba Console, then click the resulting
Toshiba Console selection.
The Toshiba Console window appears.
3 Select Security.
Keeping Your Files Safe
Using a supervisor password
Fn
. If you enter the password correctly,
Enter
and simultaneously.
F1
185
to
Enter