Compaq Armada 7400 Reference Manual page 89

The setup password prevents unauthorized users from changing
your computer configuration through Computer Setup. Setup
passwords may also be used by network administrators to protect
and access the configuration of computers in a network.
After you establish the setup password, you must enter it
each time you want to change the computer configuration.
1. Run Computer Setup.
2. Select the System Features icon.
3. Select the Security Management box.
4. Under the Setup Password section on the Passwords tab,
select Set.
5. Enter your new setup password. (You may use up to eight
alphanumeric characters, and you may use the same password
you are using for the power-on password.)
6. Enter the password again to verify it.
7. Select OK.
8. Select Exit.
9. Select Save.
You will be prompted to enter your setup password the next
time you try to change the computer configuration using
Computer Setup.
Type carefully because the password does not display as you
type it.
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