Entering A User Password; Entering A Supervisor Password; Changing A User Or Supervisor Password - HP COMPAQ DX2710 MT Service & Reference Manual

Desktop Management
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 and hold the
Setup. Press
✎
If you do not press the
again, and press the
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. Select Set User Password and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. Before exiting, click Save and Exit Setup.

Entering a User Password

To enter a user password, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type your current password, then press
✎
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
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 Supervisor Password

If a supervisor 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 and hold the
Setup. Press
✎
If you do not press the
again, and press the
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the setup password, then press the
key.
✎
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
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 User or Supervisor Password

1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
To change the setup password, run Computer Setup.
2. To change the user password, go to step 3.
3–4
Enter
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
F10
key at the appropriate time, you must turn the computer off, then on
F10
key again to access the utility.
Enter
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
F10
key at the appropriate time, you must turn the computer off, then on
F10
key again to access the utility.
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F10
key until you enter Computer
F10
key until you enter Computer
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Enter.
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