If Your Personal Workstation Has A Software Problem; If You Have Forgotten Your Password - HP Vectra XW User Manual

4 Troubleshooting Your Personal Workstation and Using the Setup Program

If Your Personal Workstation Has a Software Problem

If You Have Forgotten Your Password

If you forget the User Password and the System Administrator
Password is set and known:
1 Restart the Personal Workstation. If the keyboard is locked,
unplug the power cord and plug it in again.
2 Wait for the message
3 Press to start Setup.
4 Type the System Administrator Password to enter Setup.
5 Highlight the
User Password
6 Press to save the new User Password and exit Setup.
If you forget both the User Password and the System Administrator
Password:
1 Switch off the Personal Workstation and remove the computer's
cover (refer to chapter 3).
2 Set switch 2 (PSWRD) on the system board switch block to ON
(refer to chapter 5 for the switch location).
3 Replace the Personal Workstation's cover and switch it on. Allow
it to complete its startup routine.
4 Switch off the Personal Workstation and remove the cover.
5 Reset switch 2 (PSWRD) to OFF.
6 Replace the computer's cover (refer to chapter 3).
7 Switch on the Personal Workstation and allow it to complete its
startup routine.
8 Press when prompted to use Setup.
9 Set new User and System Administrator Passwords.
10 Press to save the new passwords and exit Setup.
If Your Personal Workstation Has a Software Problem
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<F2=Setup>
field and set a new User Password.
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