User`s guide

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Keeping Your Files Safe
User-level passwords
Setting a user-level password in
Toshiba Hardware Setup
To set (register) a user-level password:
1 Click Start, point to Settings, Control Panel, and double-
click the Toshiba HWSetup icon.
2 Open the Password tab.
3 Click Registered.
A Password dialog box appears.
4 Type in the password and click OK.
5 Reenter the password and click OK.
6 Click OK at the bottom of the Hardware Setup window.
Your user password is now in effect. Use it when you start the
computer (power-on password), or when you use the hot key
Fn + F1 (instant password).
Setting a user-level password in System Setup
HINT: If you forget your password and have lost your
password service diskette, contact the Toshiba InTouch
Center (US telephone number (800) 457-7777).
To register a user-level password in System Setup and create a
password service diskette:
1 Click Start, then Shut Down. Select Shut down and click
OK.
The computer shuts down and turns itself off.
2 Connect your diskette drive. For instructions, see
“Connecting an external diskette drive” on page 64 or