User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Portégé® M400/M405 Series User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Selecting a place to work
- Setting up your computer
- Registering your computer with Toshiba
- Setting up other devices
- Connecting to a power source
- Charging the main battery
- Using the computer for the first time
- Adding memory (optional)
- Using the TouchPad™
- Using external display devices
- Using an external keyboard
- Using a mouse
- Connecting a printer
- Connecting an optional external diskette drive
- Turning off the computer
- Using your computer in tablet mode
- Caring for your computer
- Chapter 2: Learning the Basics
- Chapter 3: Mobile Computing
- Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer’s Features
- Chapter 5: Toshiba Utilities
- Fn-esse
- Toshiba Hotkey Utility
- Toshiba Assist
- Setting passwords
- PC Diagnostic Tool Utility
- HDD Protection Utility
- Toshiba Power Saver
- Toshiba SD™ Memory Card Format Utility
- Mouse Utility
- Toshiba Mobile Extension
- Toshiba Zooming Utility
- Toshiba Button Controls
- CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer
- Toshiba Hardware Setup
- Tablet and Pen Settings
- Toshiba Rotation Utility
- Cross Menu Utility
- Toshiba Tablet Access Code Utility
- Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
- Fingerprint Authentication Utility
- Chapter 6: Keeping Your Files Safe
- Using passwords in the Windows ® operating system
- User-level passwords
- Setting a user-level password
- Disabling the user-level password
- Using the power-on (user-level) password
- Using the instant (user-level) password
- Using the HDD password
- Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup
- Deleting or changing a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup
- Setting a hard disk drive master and user password in System Setup
- Changing the master and user passwords in System Setup
- Deleting the hard disk drive master and user passwords in the System Setup
- Using passwords in the Windows ® operating system
- Chapter 7: If Something Goes Wrong
- Appendix A: Hot Keys
- Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors
- Appendix C: Using ConfigFree™ with your Toshiba Computer
- Glossary
- Index
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Keeping Your Files Safe
Using passwords in the Windows® operating system
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❖ An HDD password— 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 have 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.
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 will need.
Make sure you use a password you can remember easily. If
you ever forget your password, contact your network
administrator.