Changing A Power-On Or Setup Password - HP xw4400 Service And Technical Reference Manual

To enter a setup password:
1. Restart the workstation.
2. As soon as the workstation is powered on, press and hold the
Setup (F10) Utility. Press
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workstation and press and hold the
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you might see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. When the key icon appears on the monitor, enter the setup password, and press Enter.
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screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful
tries, you must restart the workstation before you can continue.

Changing a power-on or setup password

1. Restart the workstation.
2. To change the Setup password, as soon as the workstation is turned on, press and hold the
key until you enter the Computer Setup (F10) Utility. Press
necessary.
NOTE
and press and hold the
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you might see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. When the key icon appears, enter the 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
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screen.
4. Press Enter.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the workstation.
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alternate delimiter characters. The power-on password and setup password can also be changed
using the Security options in the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
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Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
If you do not press the
Type carefully. For security reasons, the characters you enter do not appear on the
If you do not press
F10
Type carefully. For security reasons, the characters you enter do not appear on the
See a National keyboard delimiter characters on page 45
F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the
F10 key again to access the utility.
F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation
key again to access the utility.
F10 key until you enter the Computer
Enter to bypass the title screen, if
for information about the
F10
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