Entering A Power-On Password; Changing A Power-On Password - Compaq Deskpro 2000 Series Reference Manual

3. Select and open Security Management from the Compaq
4. Click on the Power-On Password box to turn the password
5. Select and open the Set option and follow the instructions
Compaq diagnostics is installed in a special partition on the hard
drive of the computer. The diagnostics utilities are also available
on diskettes.

Entering a Power-On Password

To enter the Power-On Password, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the key icon (
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do
not appear on the screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon (
is displayed. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must
turn the computer off, then on again before you can continue.

Changing a Power-On Password

To change the password, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the key icon (
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do
not display on the screen.
Utilities menu on the screen.
on, if it is not already selected.
to set a new password.
your current password.
password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and
your new password, as shown:
current password/new password/new password
Refer to the section "National Keyboard Delimiter
Characters" for information on the delimiter syntax and
keys required to change passwords.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on
the computer.
) appears on the monitor, enter
) is displayed, enter your current
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