Keeping Your Files Safe
Using a Password
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
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A supervisor-level password protects system settings by
restricting who can make changes in MaxTime, Hardware
Setup and TSETUP. This is useful if more than one person is
using the computer.
Working with User-Level Passwords
The user-level password is the basic level of password security.
For most users, this is all the password security you’ll need.
You may create a user-level password in either Hardware Setup or
TSETUP. This section describes how to create a user-level pass-
word in Hardware Setup and how to use it as an instant and
power-on password. For more information about TSETUP, see
“TSETUP” on page 307.
Creating a User-Level Password
When you register a password in Hardware Setup you cannot
create a password service diskette. If you forget your pass-
word, you must contact Toshiba (US telephone number 800-
999-4273) before you can start your computer again. To reg-
ister a password and create a password service diskette, fol-
low the steps in “Protecting Against Forgetfulness” on
page 188 to use TSETUP.
To create (register) a password in Hardware Setup, follow these
steps:
1 Click Start, then point at Programs.
2 Point at Toshiba Utilities, then click Hardware Setup.
Hardware Setup displays the following dialog box:
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