Power-up modes, Power-up modes -13, Starting the computer by password – Toshiba Qosmio X300 User Manual
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Starting the computer by password
If you have already registered a password, there are two ways to start the
computer:
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Swipe your fingerprint on the sensor if you have already registered the
fingerprint with the Fingerprint utility and enabled Fingerprint Power-
on Security. If you would not like to swipe your finger or cannot
authenticate the fingerprint for some reasons, push the BkSp key to
skip the fingerprint authentication screen. You can try to swipe the
fingerprint up to five times. If you failed fingerprint authentication more
than five times, you must enter the password manually to start the
computer.
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Enter the password manually.
To enter a password manually, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3, Getting Started. The
following message will appear in the LCD:
Enter Password [xxxxxxxx]
2. Enter the Password.
3. Press Enter.
Power-up modes
The computer has three different power-up modes as follows:
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Shut down mode: The computer will shut down without saving data - in
view of this you must always save your work before you turn the
computer off.
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Hibernation Mode: Data in memory will be saved to the hard disk drive.
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Sleep Mode: Data will maintained in the computer's memory.
Windows utilities
You can configure various settings associated with both Sleep Mode and
Hibernation Mode within the Power Options (to access it, Start Control
Panel System and Maintenance Power Options).
The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in boot
mode, not in Hibernation or Sleep mode.
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 consecutive times, the
computer shuts down. You must turn on the computer again and re-enter
the password.
Please refer to the sections
in Chapter 3,
for further information.