Toshiba 8200 - Tecra - PIII 750 MHz, User Manual

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Keeping Your Files Safe
User-level passwords
TSETUP closes, returning you to the system prompt. The
next time you start the computer your password will be
disabled.
Using the power-on (user-level) password
Whenever you start your computer with a power-on (user-level)
password in effect, the computer prompts you to enter the
password before it goes through its normal startup procedure.
When your computer prompts you to enter your password, type it
in and press
Enter
. If you enter the password correctly, the
computer continues with its normal startup procedure. If you enter
an incorrect password, the computer beeps. After three incorrect
attempts, the system turns off automatically.
If you’ve forgotten your password and you have a password
service diskette:
1 Connect your diskette drive. For instructions, see “Connecting
an external diskette drive” on page 64 or “Inserting a module
into the SelectBay” on page 76 , depending upon the type of
diskette drive you have.
2 Turn on the computer.
The system prompts you for your password.
3 Insert the password service diskette into the diskette drive and
press
Enter
.
The system prompts you, “
Set Password Again (Y/N)?
”
CAUTION: The password service diskette is not reusable.
Once you use it, you must create a new diskette, even if you
set the same password.
4 To enter TSETUP and reset your password, press
Y
. Follow
the instructions in “Setting a user-level password in TSETUP”
on page 200 to reset your password.