Toshiba Satellite S50-A - Manual (Page 95)

The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in
Hibernation mode or boot mode. It is not needed in Sleep mode and
Restart.
To enter a password manually, follow the steps as detailed below:
1.
Turn on the power as described in the Getting Started section. The
following message will appear in the screen:
Password=
At this point, the function keys do not work. They will function after you
enter the password.
2. Enter the Password.
3. Press ENTER.
If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, or if you don’t
enter the password within 1 minute, the computer shuts off. In this case,
some features that can power on the computer automatically (Wake-up on
LAN, Task Scheduler, etc) may not work. You must turn the computer back
on to retry password entry.
TOSHIBA HWSetup
TOSHIBA HWSetup is the TOSHIBA configuration management tool
available through the Windows operating system.
To run TOSHIBA HWSetup, click Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA ->
Tools & Utilities -> HWSetup.
The TOSHIBA HWSetup window contains a number of tabs to allow
specific functions of the computer to be configured.
In addition there are also three buttons: OK, Cancel and Apply.
OK Accepts your changes and closes the TOSHIBA
HWSetup window.
Cancel Closes the window without accepting your
changes.
Apply Accepts all your changes without closing the
TOSHIBA HWSetup window.
Some options shown in grey are possible to confirm their status.
TOSHIBA HWSetup screen may have the following tabs:
General—Allows you to view the current BIOS version or change
certain settings back to their default values
Password—Allows you to set or reset the user password for power on.
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