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User's Manual
POWER AND
POWER-UP MODES
❑ Create or invalidate a supervisor password token
NOTE: This function in the Supervisor password utility lets you
invalidate only supervisor tokens or all tokens, including user and
supervisor tokens.
❑ Specify restrictions for general users.
Starting the computer by password
If you registered a password, there are two ways to start the computer:
❑ Insert a password token before you turn on the computer. The computer will
start normally, without displaying a password prompt.
❑ Enter the password manually.
NOTE: The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in
boot mode. It is not needed in Hibernation or Standby mode.
To enter a password manually, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3, Getting Started. The following
message will appear in the LCD:
Password=
2. Enter the Password.
3. Press Enter.
NOTE: 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.
❑ Standby: Data is maintained in the computer’s main memory.
NOTE: Refer also to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off
the power in Chapter 3, Getting Started.