Toshiba 8100 User Guide

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Part II: Technical Reference  
Keeping Your Files Safe
User-level passwords 
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A supervisor-level password that protects system settings by 
restricting who can make changes in Toshiba Utilities and 
TSETUP. This is useful if more than one person is using the 
computer.
A hard disk drive password that protects your data by 
requiring a password when you try to access the hard disk, 
whether it’s in your computer or in another system. You can 
set a hard disk drive User password and/or a hard disk drive 
Master password.
User-level passwords 
The user-level password is the basic level of password security. 
You can use it as both a power-on password and an instant 
password. For most users, this is all the password security you’ll 
need.
Protecting against forgetfulness
If you ever forget your password, a password service diskette lets 
you bypass the password when starting your computer. Once you 
have used the diskette, you must reset your password and create 
another password service diskette.
You can set (register) a user-level password in either Toshiba 
Hardware Setup or TSETUP. If you use TSETUP, you can create a 
password service diskette.
CAUTION: Make sure you use a password you can 
remember easily. If you ever forget your password, contact 
your network administrator.
A good way to prevent forgetting your password is to create a 
password service diskette. Refer to “Setting a user-level 
password in TSETUP” on page 164
 for instructions.