System Setup; Changing Power-On Authentication Support; Changing User Accounts - HP dc5700 - Microtower PC Manual

6. Click OK in the Passwords dialog box.
7. Click Apply, and then click OK in the ProtectTools window to save your changes.

System Setup

1. Initialize HP ProtectTools Embedded Security.
2. Initialize Basic User Key.
HP Power-On Authentication Support starts as soon as the Basic User Key is set and the Basic User
password is set for Power-On. After the next reboot, HP ProtectTools Power-On Authentication Support
is initialized and the Basic User password must be used to start the computer. Once Power-On
Authentication Support is functioning, the option to enter the BIOS Setup is no longer seen. If the user
enters the Setup password at the Power-On Authentication Support window, the user enters the BIOS.
If Embedded Security Basic User password is already set, then the password must be changed to
establish password protection using Power On Authentication.

Changing Power-On Authentication Support

Password Power-On Authentication Support uses the Embedded Basic User password. To change the
password:
1. Enter F10 BIOS settings (must have Setup Password as described in Setup steps above) and
navigate to Security > Embedded Security Device > Reset authentication credential.
2. Press the arrow key to change the setting from Do not reset to Reset
3. Navigate to Security Manager > Embedded Security > User Settings > Basic User
Password > Change.
4. Enter the old password, then enter and confirm the new password.
5. Reboot into Power-On Authentication Support.
The password window requests the user enter the old password first.
6. Enter the old password and enter the new password. (Entering the wrong new password three
times will flash a new window stating that the password is invalid and Power-On Authentication will
revert back to the original Embedded Security Password F1 = Boot.
At this point, the passwords will not be synchronized and user must change the Embedded Security
password again to re synchronize them.)

Changing User Accounts

Power-On Authentication only supports a single user at a time. The following steps can be used to
change user accounts that control Power-On Authentication.
1. Navigate to F10 BIOS > Security > Embedded Security Device > Reset authentication
credential.
2. Press the arrow key to move the cursor sideways, then press any key to continue.
3. Press F10
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twice, then Enter to Save Changes and Exit.
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