Toshiba 8100 User Guide
Part II: Technical Reference
Keeping Your Files Safe
User-level passwords
User-level passwords
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The computer shuts down and turns itself off.
HINT: Run TSETUP outside Windows, at a system prompt. If
you try to run TSETUP from an MS-DOS session under
Windows, results can be unpredictable.
you try to run TSETUP from an MS-DOS session under
Windows, results can be unpredictable.
2
Slide the power button cover on the left side of the computer
toward the rear, revealing the power button.
toward the rear, revealing the power button.
3
Hold down the
Esc
key and press and hold the power button in
until the on/off light on the system indicator panel turns on
(green)—about one second. When you receive the following
message: “Check system. Then press [F1] key,” press
(green)—about one second. When you receive the following
message: “Check system. Then press [F1] key,” press
F1.
TSETUP displays a setup screen.
4
Press
P
to move to the PASSWORD section of the screen.
5
Press the spacebar.
TSETUP asks you to enter a new password.
6
Press
Enter
.
7
When TSETUP prompts you to do so, verify the password by
pressing
pressing
Enter
.
8
Press
End
to save your change.
TSETUP asks you to confirm your choice.
9
Press
Y
to confirm you want to quit.
TSETUP closes, returning you to the system prompt. The
next time you start the computer your password will be in
effect.
next time you start the computer your password will be in
effect.
Using the power-on (user-level) password
Whenever you start your computer with a power-on (user-level)
password in effect, the computer prompts you to enter the
password in effect, the computer prompts you to enter the
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