Toshiba S2 Guia Do Utilizador

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Setting a password lets you leave your computer, secure in 
the knowledge that nobody can access your files. When you 
set a password, you must enter the password before you can 
work on your computer again.

Toshiba supports the following types of passwords on the 
Satellite computer:

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A power-on (user-level) password that requires you to 
enter the password whenever you start the computer.

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An instant (user-level) password that secures your open 
programs and files when you need to leave the computer 
temporarily.

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A supervisor-level password that protects system settings 
by restricting who can make changes in Toshiba Utilities 
and System Setup. This is useful if more than one person 
is using the computer.

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A hard disk drive password that protects your data by 
requiring a password when you try to access the hard 
disk, whether it is in your computer or in another system. 
You can set a hard disk drive user password and/or a hard 
disk drive master password.

If you choose to set a hard disk drive user password, we 
strongly recommend that you set a hard disk drive master 
password as well.

If you set a hard disk drive user password and later forget the 
password, YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR 
HARD DISK AGAIN, unless you’ve set a hard disk drive master 
password.

Toshiba is not responsible for any losses that may occur to 
you, your organization or others as a result of the inability to 
access the hard drive.