Toshiba A50 - Manual (Page 123)

User’s Manual 6-15
Power and Power-Up Modes
4. Ensure the battery release latch(1) is moved into its locked position.
Securing the battery pack
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 3, Getting Started. The
following message appears:
S
Password =
2. Enter the password.
3. Press Enter.
Battery pack
Battery release latch(1)
At this point, the hotkeys Fn + F1 to F9 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.