Entering A Power-On Password; Entering A Setup Password; Changing A Power-On Or Setup Password - HP dc7900 - Convertible Minitower PC Service & Reference Manual

3. Select Security, then Power-On Password and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. Before exiting, click File > Save Changes and Exit.

Entering a Power-On Password

To enter a power-on password, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the
Computer.
2. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the current password, then press Enter.
NOTE:
If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful
tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue.

Entering a 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.
If a setup password has been established on the computer, you will be prompted to enter it each time
you run Computer Setup.
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press
to enter Computer Setup. Press
NOTE:
press F10
3. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the setup password, then press Enter.
NOTE:
If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful
tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue.

Changing 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 change the Power-On password, go to step 3.
To change the Setup password, as soon as the computer is turned on, press
computer boots to the operating system to enter Computer Setup. Press
screen, if necessary.
NOTE:
press F10
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Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you do not press F10
before the computer boots to the operating system to access the utility.
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you do not press F10
before the computer boots to the operating system to access the utility.
F10 before the computer boots to the operating system
Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again
F10 before the
Enter to bypass the title