User’s Manual
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NB500/NB505/NB520/NB525/NB550D/NB555D Series
> SECURE -> Supervisor password
.
This utility lets you do the following:
■
Register or delete the supervisor password.
■
Specify restrictions for general users.
Starting the computer by password
To start up the computer with the user password, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 1,
. The
following message will appear in the screen:
Enter Password [ ]
2. Enter the Password.
3. Press
ENTER
.
HW Setup
This section explains how to use the TOSHIBA HW Setup program to
configure your computer, and provides information on settings for various
functions.
Accessing HW Setup
To run the HW Setup program, click
Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA ->
Utilities -> HWSetup
.
HW Setup window
The HW Setup window contains a number of tabs (General, Password,
Display, Boot Priority, Keyboard, LAN, SATA and USB) to allow specific
functions of the computer to be configured.
In addition there are also three buttons : OK, Cancel and Apply.
At this point, the hotkeys
FN + F1
to
F12
do not work. They will function
after you enter the password.
If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the computer
shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry
password entry.
OK
Accepts your changes and closes the HW Setup
window.
Cancel
Closes the window without accepting your
changes.
Apply
Accepts all your changes without closing the HW
Setup window.
