Deleting A Power-On Or Setup Password - HP xw4000 Service & Reference Manual

Changing a Power-On or Setup Password
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the
Computer. To change the setup password, run Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon appears, type your current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter
character, your new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and your new
password again as shown:
current password/new password/new password
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
3. Press the Enter key.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer.
Refer to the "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" section in this chapter for information
about the alternate delimiter characters.
The power-on password and setup password may also be changed using the Security options in
Computer Setup.

3.4.2 Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password

1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the
Computer. To delete the setup password, run Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon appears, type your current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate
delimiter character as shown:
current password/
3. Press the Enter key.
Refer to "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" table for information about the alternate
delimiter characters. The power-on password and setup password may also be changed using the
Security options in Computer Setup.
National Keyboard Delimiter Characters
Each keyboard is designed to meet country-specific requirements. The syntax and keys that you
use for changing or deleting your password depend on the keyboard that came with your
computer.
National Keyboard Delimiter Characters
Arabic
Belgian
BHCSY*
Brazilian
Chinese
Czech
Danish
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Greek
/ -
Hebrew
= .
Hungarian
- -
Italian
/ -
Japanese
/ /
Korean
- /
Latin American
- -
Russian /
Slovakian -
Spanish -
Swedish/Finnish /
Swiss -
Taiwanese /
Thai /
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