Changing A Power-On Or Setup Password - HP Rp5700 - Point of Sale System Reference Manual

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
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 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
light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press
NOTE:
press F10
3. When the key icon appears, type the current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character,
the new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and the new password again
as shown: current password/new password/new password
NOTE:
4. Press Enter.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer.
NOTE: Refer to the
alternate delimiter characters. The power-on password and setup password may also be changed using
the Security options in Computer Setup.
ENWW
Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
If you do not press F10
when the monitor light turns green 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
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
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F10 when the monitor light turns green to enter
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again
Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again
F10 when the monitor
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