Changing Or Deleting A Power-On Or Setup Password - Compaq Armada 7700 Reference Manual

Changing or Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password

An established power-on password or setup password can be
changed only at the password prompt window.
The password prompt window for an established power-on
password appears on the screen when the computer is turned on.
The password prompt window for an established setup
password appears on the screen when
Compaq Utilities.
To change a password, type the old password once and then
type the new password twice. Separate each password with the
password delimiter for your keyboard. For example, if you are
using a United Kingdom keyboard, type
oldpassword/newpassword/newpassword
Then press
To delete a password, type the current password followed by
the delimiter for your keyboard. For example, if you are using
a Belgian keyboard, type
currentpassword=
Then press
Enter
Keyboards vary by language. Password delimiters vary by
keyboard. The following table shows the password delimiter to
use with your keyboard.
Country Keyboard
Belgian
Danish, German, Italian, Latin American,
Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish,
Swedish/Finnish, Swiss, Taiwanese
French
French/Canadian
Japanese, Korean, United Kingdom, United States /
. The password is changed.
Enter
. The password is deleted.
Password Delimiters
F10 is pressed to access
Symbol
=
-
!
é
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