Toshiba R400 Personal Computer User Manual


 
6-16 User’s Manual
Power and Power-Up Modes
Supervisor Password
If you set a Supervisor Password, some functions might be restricted when
a user logs on with the User Password. To set a Supervisor Password,
execute the file TOSPU.EXE. The file is located at:
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\PasswordUtility\TOSPU.exe
This utility lets you do the following:
Register, delete or change the Supervisor Password.
Specify restrictions for general users.
Starting the computer by password
If you have already registered a password, there are three ways to start the
computer:
Swipe your fingerprint on the sensor if you have already registered the
fingerprint with the Fingerprint utility and enabled Fingerprint System
Boot Authentication. If you would not like to swipe your finger or cannot
authenticate the fingerprint for some reasons, push the BkSp key to
skip the fingerprint authentication screen. You can try to swipe the
fingerprint up to five times. If you failed fingerprint authentication five
times, you must enter the password manually to start the computer.
Log on with the Tablet PC Pen when in Tablet mode. Refer to Tablet
mode section in this chapter.
Enter the password manually.
To enter a password manually, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the power. The following message will appear in the screen:
S Password=
2. Enter the Password.
3. Press Enter.
The password is only necessary if the computer was shutdown in Boot
Mode or Hibernation Mode.
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.