Deleting A Power-On Or Setup Password; National Keyboard Delimiter Characters; Clearing Passwords - HP Compaq dc7800 Reference Manual

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 http://www.hp.com.
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the
Computer.
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
light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press
NOTE:
press F10
3. When the key icon appears, type the current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter
character as shown: current password/
4. Press Enter.
NOTE:
alternate delimiter characters. The power-on password and setup password may also be changed
using the Security options in Computer Setup.

National Keyboard Delimiter Characters

Each keyboard is designed to meet country-specific requirements. The syntax and keys that you use to
change or delete the password depend on the keyboard that came with the computer.
National Keyboard Delimiter Characters
/ Arabic
= Belgian
- BHCSY
/ Brazilian
/ Chinese
- Czech
- Danish
! French
é French Canadian
- German
For Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia

Clearing Passwords

If you forget the password, you cannot access the computer. Refer to the Troubleshooting Guide on
the Documentation and Diagnostics CD for instructions on clearing passwords.
If you do not press F10
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
Refer to National Keyboard Delimiter Characters on page 43
- Greek
. Hebrew
- Hungarian
- Italian
/ Japanese
/ Korean
- Latin American
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
Enter
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again
/ Russian
- Slovakian
- Spanish
/ Swedish/Finnish
- Swiss
/ Taiwanese
/ Thai
. Turkish
/ U.S. English
F10
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
for information about the
Asset Tracking and Security
when the monitor
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