Compaq Armada V300 Series Reference Manual page 124

If you forget your user or master password, contact Compaq
customer support for further instructions before proceeding.
To establish DriveLock protection
1. Run Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the computer
(StartÆShut DownÆRestart). When the blinking cursor
appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press
2. Select the Security Menu.
3. Select DriveLock passwords and press Enter.
4. Select the location of the hard drive you want to lock and press
Enter.
5. Select Protection Enable using the left or right arrow key and
press Enter.
6. Read the warning and press F10 if you want to continue.
7. Type your new user password. (You may use up to 32
alphanumeric characters, and you may use the same password
you are using for the power-on password.)
Type carefully because the password does not display
as you type it.
8. Enter the user password again to verify it.
9. Press F10.