Toshiba Equium L20 - Manual (Page 36)

1-8 User’s Manual
Introduction
Software
Special features
The following features are either unique to TOSHIBA computers or are
advanced features, which make the computer more convenient to use.
Operating System Windows ® XP Home Edition, or Windows ® XP
Professional Edition operating system and
TOSHIBA Utilities and drivers preinstalled on the
hard disk. Refer to the Software section at the
front of this chapter.
TOSHIBA Utilities A number of utilities and drivers are preinstalled
to make your computer more convenient to use.
Refer to the Utilities section in this chapter.
Plug and Play When you connect an external device to the
computer or when you install a component,
Plug and Play capability enables the system to
recognize the connection and make the
necessary configurations automatically.
Please note that the descriptions for starting some special features are
based on setting the Control Panel to Category View. On Classic view
the description is different.
Hot Keys Key combinations let you quickly modify the
system configuration directly from the keyboard
without running a system configuration program.
Keypad Overlay A ten-key pad is integrated into the keyboard.
Refer to the Keypad overlay section in Chapter 5,
The Keyboard , for instructions on using the
keypad overlay.
Power On Password Two levels of password security, supervisor and
user, are available to prevent unauthorized
access to your computer.
To register a supervisor password, double click
the TOSHIBA Assist on your desktop select the
SECURE tab and start the Supervisor
password utility.
To set a user password, select the SECURE tab
on TOSHIBA Assist, then start User password
utility. At Password tab you can register a user
password.