Toshiba SATELLITE P500 User Manual

User’s Manual

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Operating Basics

It is necessary to first enroll your fingerprint with the TrueSuite Access 

Manager application prior to enabling and configuring the fingerprint 

Pre-OS feature.
Check that your fingerprint is enrolled before configuring the settings. 
1. Swipe your finger across the fingerprint sensor, or enter the Windows 

password and click Next.

2. Click settings. The Administrator Settings screen is displayed.
3. Place a checkmark in “Enable Pre-OS Fingerprint Authentication” and 

click OK.

The modified configuration for fingerprint Pre-OS feature becomes effective 

the next time the system boots up.

This is a feature that allows the user to complete the authentication for both 

the User Password (and optionally, the HDD user and Supervisor 

passwords) and logging on to Windows using only one fingerprint 

authentication when booting up. It is necessary to register the User 

Password and Windows Logon password before using the fingerprint Pre-

OS feature and this fingerprint Single Sign-On feature. Please use 

TOSHIBA HW Setup to register your User Password.  
Only one fingerprint authentication is required to replace the User 

Password (and, if selected, the HDD user and Supervisor passwords) and 

Windows Logon password. 

It is necessary to first enroll your fingerprint with the TrueSuite Access 

Manager application prior to enabling and configuring the fingerprint Single 

Sign-On feature. Check that the fingerprint is enrolled before configuring 

the settings.
1. Swipe your finger across the fingerprint sensor, or enter the Windows 

password and click Next.

2. Click settings. The Administrator Settings screen is displayed.
3. Place a checkmark in “Enable Pre-OS Fingerprint Authentication”.
4. Place a checkmark in “Enable Single Sign-On Fingerprint 

Authentication” and click OK.

The modified configuration for the fingerprint Single Sign-On feature 

becomes effective the next time the system boots up.