Setting Passwords - Toshiba 1800 S253 - Satellite - PIII 850 MHz Supplemental Manual

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Toshiba Utilities

Setting passwords

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Alarm — Allows you to change the settings of the battery
alarms.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Toshiba recommends that you always
have the Hibernation option enabled. Hibernation is the
function that causes your system to save anything you have
in short-term memory to the hard disk drive should your
battery fail. If Hibernation is not enabled and your battery
dies, you will lose all unsaved data.
Setting passwords
Setting a password leaves your computer secure so that nobody
can access your files. You must enter the password before you can
work on your computer.
Toshiba supports the following types of passwords on your
computer:
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An instant password — Secures your open programs and files
when you need to leave the computer temporarily
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A power-on password — Prevents unauthorized users from
starting or restarting the computer
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A hard disk drive password — Prevents access to the hard
disk even if it is removed and installed in another computer
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A supervisor password — Prohibits unauthorized users from
accessing certain functions such as Toshiba Hardware Setup.
This is useful if more than one person uses the computer
A single user password supports the instant and power-on
password functions.