Compaq Administrator Password - HP Compaq Presario,Presario X6000 Hardware And Software Manual

Security

Compaq Administrator Password

The Compaq administrator password protects the configuration
settings and system identification information in the Setup utility.
After this password is set, it must be entered to access the Setup
utility.
The Compaq administrator password
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Is not interchangeable with a Windows administrator
password, although both can use the same word or series
of letters, or numbers.
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Does not display as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
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Must be set and entered with the same type keys. For
example, a Compaq administrator password set with
keyboard number keys will not be recognized if you enter it
with embedded numeric keypad number keys.
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Can include any combination of up to 8 letters and numbers
and is not case sensitive.
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