If You Have Forgotten Your Password - HP Vectra VEC 7 Maintenance Manual

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4 Troubleshooting Your PC

If You Have Forgotten Your Password

If You Have Forgotten Your Password
Use these instructions if the passwords were set with the Setup
program.
Problem
You have forgotten • Switch off the PC.
the User password.
• Restart the PC. If you are prompted for a password, enter the
• When F2 Setup appears, press the F2 key.
• Enter the Administrator Password to access the Setup program.
• Go to the Security menu.
• Go to the Set User Password field and set a new User Password. This will
• Press F3 to save the new Password and exit Setup.
• Switch off the PC and remove the power cord.
You have forgotten
the Administrator
• Remove the computer's cover.
password.
• Set switch 6 on the system board switch block to ON.
• Switch on the PC and allow it to complete its startup routine.
• Switch off the computer.
• Reset switch 6 to OFF.
• Replace the computer's cover.
• Switch on the PC and allow it to complete its startup routine.
• After the Power-On-Self-Test has completed, press F2 when prompted to
• Set new User and System Administrator Passwords.
• Press F3 to save the new passwords and exit Setup.
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Administrator password.
replace the old password which you had forgotten.
A message is displayed.
use the Setup program.
Solution