Power-Up Modes - Toshiba A5 User Manual

Supervisor password
If you set a supervisor password, some functions will be restricted when a
user logs on with the user password. To set a supervisor password:
TOSHIBA Assist
This utility lets you do the following:
■
Register or delete the supervisor password.
■
Specify restrictions for general users.
Starting the computer by password
If you registered a password, start the computer by entering the password
manually.
The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in boot
mode, not in Hibernation or Standby mode.
To enter a password manually, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3,
The following message will appear in the LCD:
Enter Password [xxxxxxxx]
2. Enter the Password.
3. Press Enter.
If you enter the password incorrectly three consecutive times, the computer
shuts down. You must turn on the computer again and re-enter the
password.

Power-up modes

The computer has three power-up modes:
■
Hibernation (saves data in memory to the hard disk)
■
Standby (power remains on, maintaining the data in memory, but the
CPU and all other devices effectively enter a "sleep" mode)
■
Boot (does not save data in memory)
Refer also to the section Turning off the power in Chapter 3,
TOSHIBA A5
SECURE Supervisor password
Power and Power-Up Modes
Getting Started.
Getting Started.
6-13