Changing A Power-On Or Setup Password; Deleting A Power-On Or Setup Password - Compaq d330 - Desktop PC Management Manual

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Changing a Power-On or Setup Password

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Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password

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1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click
Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer. To change the
setup password, run Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon appears, type your current password, a
slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, your new password,
another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and your 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
3. Press the key.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the
computer.
Refer to the "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" section in this
chapter 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.
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click
Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer. To delete the setup
password, run Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon appears, type your current password followed
by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character as shown:
current password/
Enter
3. Press the key.
Refer to "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" 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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