Changing The User Password - Compaq Armada 7800 Reference Manual

Changing the User Password

If you forget your user password, you can access your
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removable hard drive with the master password. Make note of the
user password. Record the master password and put it in a safe
place physically separate from the computer.
Once you create a user password, you can only change the
password after the computer has restarted and the protected hard
drive has been unlocked.
To change your password, follow these instructions after you have
restarted your computer and entered the current user password to
unlock the drive:
Turn on or restart the computer and enter your current user
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password.
Run Computer Setup.
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Click the System Features icon Æ Security Management
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box Æ DriveLock tab.
In the Current Drive section, select either Armada hard drive
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bay or Armada MultiBay.
In the User Password section, click on Change.
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Type the old user password.
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Enter your new user password. (You may use up to 32
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alphanumeric characters, and you may use the same password
you are using for the power-on password.)
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as you type it.
8. Enter the password again to verify it.
Click OK.
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Type carefully because the password does not display