Starting The Computer By Password; Power-Up Modes; Windows Utilities; Hot Keys - Toshiba Satellite L300 Series User Manual

Starting the computer by password

If you have already registered a password, please enter the password
manually to start the computer:
To start up the computer with the user password, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3,
At this point, the hot keys FN + F1 to F9 do not work. They will function
after you enter the password.
2. Enter the password.
3. Press ENTER.
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.
■
Sleep: Data is maintained in the computer's main memory.
Refer also to the sections
in Chapter 3,

Windows utilities

You can specify the setting in Power Options.

Hot keys

You can use hot keys FN + F3 to enter sleep mode and FN + F4 to enter
hibernation mode. See Chapter 5,

Panel power on/off

You can set up your computer so that power turns off automatically when
you close the display panel. When you open the panel, power turns on in
sleep or hibernation mode but not in boot mode.
If the panel power off function is enabled and use Shut down Windows, do
not close the display until the shut down function is completed.
User's Manual
lowing message appears:
Enter Current Password
Getting Started
Turning on the power
.
The Keyboard
Power and Power-up Modes
Getting Started. The fol-
and Turning off the power
for details.
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