Toshiba 8100 series, User Manual

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Part II: Technical Reference
Keeping Your Files Safe
User-level passwords
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A supervisor-level password that 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.
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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’s in your computer or in another system. You can
set a hard disk drive User password and/or a hard disk drive
Master password.
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’ll
need.
Protecting against forgetfulness
If you ever forget your password, a password service diskette lets
you bypass the password when starting your computer. Once you
have used the diskette, you must reset your password and create
another password service diskette.
You can set (register) a user-level password in either Toshiba
Hardware Setup or TSETUP. If you use TSETUP, you can create a
password service diskette.
CAUTION: Make sure you use a password you can
remember easily. If you ever forget your password, contact
your network administrator.
A good way to prevent forgetting your password is to create a
password service diskette. Refer to “Setting a user-level
password in TSETUP” on page 164 for instructions.