Toshiba Tecra A7 - Manual (Page 105)

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Power and Power-Up Modes
3. Push the battery pack until it is firmly seated.
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:
Password =
2. Enter the password.
3. Press Enter.
Power-up modes
The computer has the following power-up modes:
■ Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your
work before you turn the computer off in boot mode.
■ Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk.
■ Standby: Data is maintained in the computer’s main memory.
Windows utilities
You can specify the setting in TOSHIBA Power Saver.
Hot keys
You can use hot keys Fn + F3 to enter Standby mode and Fn + F4 to enter
Hibernation. See Chapter 5, The Keyboard , for details.
Panel power on/off
You can set up your computer so that power turns off automatically when
you close the display panel. When you open the panel, power turns on in
Standby or Hibernation mode but not in boot 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 times in a row, the computer
shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry
password entry.
Refer also to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off the power
in Chapter 3, Getting Started .