Compaq Armada 1700 Reference Manual page 117

To establish your power-on password in Windows 95, do the
following:
1. Click the Computer Security tab in Passwords Properties
(Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ double-click
Passwords Æ Passwords Properties).
2. Click the Set button.
3. Enter your new password twice, then click OK.
displayed as you type. The password is not case sensitive.
However, you must use the same keys each time you enter the
password. For example, the numbers at the top of the
keyboard are not recognized as being the same as the numbers
in the embedded numeric keypad.
4. You may enter up to eight alphanumeric characters for the
password. The next time you restart the computer, or resume
from Hibernation, Suspend, or QuickLock/QuickBlank, you
will be prompted to enter your power-on password.
The power-on password prevents unauthorized use of the
computer when it is turned on or resumed from Suspend,
Hibernation, or QuickLock/QuickBlank.
Type carefully, because the password is not