Changing A Power-On Or Setup Password; Deleting A Power-On Or Setup Password - HP Compaq dc5700 MT Reference Manual

Changing a Power-On or Setup Password

If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools
Security Manager Guide at
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. To change the Power-On password, go to step 3.
To change the Setup password, as soon as the computer is turned on, press
monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press
necessary.
✎
If you do not press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
3. When the key icon appears, type the current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter
character, the new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and the new
password again as shown:
current password/new password/new password
✎
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
Enter
4. Press
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer.
✎
Refer to "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters"
characters. The power-on password and setup password may also be changed using the Security
options in Computer Setup.

Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password

If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools
Security Manager Guide at
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. To delete the Power-On password, go to step 3.
To delete the Setup password, as soon as the computer is turned on, press
monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press
necessary.
✎
If you do not press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
3. When the key icon appears, type the current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate
delimiter character as shown:
current password/
Enter
4. Press
✎
Refer to the National Keyboard Delimiter Character table below for information about the
alternate delimiter characters. The power-on password and setup password may also be changed
using the Security options in Computer Setup.
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F10
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again press
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F10
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again press
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Enter
for information about the alternate delimiter
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Enter
Desktop Management
F10
when the
to bypass the title screen, if
F10
when the
to bypass the title screen, if
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