Password Problems; Resetting Lost Passwords - HP server rx4610 Service Manual

Chapter 5
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Iflash64.efi
With the system powered down (OFF) and the AC power cords disconnected:
a. Place jumper J7A1, RCOV*BOOT on the Legacy I/O Board for bootblock recovery. Refer to
the HP Server rx4610 User Guide for the jumper location.
b. Place the recovery diskette in the IDE drive.
Turn the machine on.
4. The following processes occur without further user action:
a. The LCD displays:
First Row Test 0064MB.
LS120 disk activity started
b. The *.rcv files begin to load from disk to memory after one full beep.
c. In the next three minutes, diskette drive activity occurs for the first 2.5 minutes.
d. When the Iflash64 is successfully completed, three full beeps occur. There may be a wait
period of up to four minutes without any indication of processing occurring during this time.
5. Remove the recovery diskette from the drive.
6. Power down the system.
7. Remove the recovery jumper.
8. Power on the system as indicated in the updated BIOS release notes-clear the CMOS for the
first time.

Password Problems

This section describes some common password problems.

Resetting Lost Passwords

If you have forgotten the User or Administrator password, you can reset each one. The User password can
be reset if you know the Administrator password, but the Administrator password can only be reset by a
switch on the system board.
User Password
If you have forgotten the User password, but the Administrator password is known, perform the following
steps:
1. Restart the HP Server.
2. During the boot process, press [F2] to start the Setup program.
3. Enter the Administrator password and then access the Security menu of the Setup Utility.
4. Scroll to the "User Password is" field and press Enter.
5. Enter the Administrator password as the old password and press Enter.
This will replace the old, forgotten password.
6. Enter the new password in the "Enter new password: [
NOTE Entering nothing or "blank" in the "Enter new password" field followed by entering
nothing or "blank" in the "Re-enter new password" field will turn off the password
setting, changing it to "Not Set."
]" field and press Enter.
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