Toshiba 8100 User Guide
Part II: Technical Reference
Keeping Your Files Safe
Supervisor-level passwords
Supervisor-level passwords
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Using the instant (user-level) password
An instant password secures your system with a single keystroke.
Use this feature when you need to leave your desk for a few
minutes and don’t want to turn off the computer.
Use this feature when you need to leave your desk for a few
minutes and don’t want to turn off the computer.
To use an instant password, press
Fn
and
F1
simultaneously.
Pressing this hot key freezes the keyboard and AccuPoint II and
blanks the screen. An instant password has no effect on an
optional serial mouse or trackball.
blanks the screen. An instant password has no effect on an
optional serial mouse or trackball.
If you have not registered a user-level password, press
Enter
to
unlock your system.
If you have registered a user-level password, type your password
and press
and press
Enter
. If you enter the password correctly, the computer
returns to where it was when you pressed the hot key.
Supervisor-level passwords
A supervisor-level password 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.
who can make changes in Toshiba Utilities and TSETUP. This is
useful if more than one person is using the computer.
NOTE: Supervisor-level passwords are not available in
Windows NT.
Windows NT.
Setting a supervisor-level password
When a supervisor-level password is set, you must enter the
supervisor password to make changes using Toshiba Utilities or
TSETUP.
supervisor password to make changes using Toshiba Utilities or
TSETUP.
To set a supervisor-level password in Windows 98 Second
Edition:
Edition:
1
Click Start, then click Shut Down.