Entering A User Password; Entering A Supervisor Password; Changing A User Or Supervisor Password - HP dx2200 - Microtower PC Service & Reference Manual

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2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press the
✎
If you do not press the
again, and press the
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. Select Set User Password and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. Before exiting, click Save and Exit Setup.

Entering a User Password

To enter a user password, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. When the prompt appears on the monitor, type your current password, then press
✎
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, inclining beeping tones are heard. Try again.

Entering a Supervisor Password

If a supervisor password has been established on the computer, you will be prompted to enter it
each time you run Computer Setup.
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press the
✎
If you do not press the
again, and press the
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. When the prompt appears on the monitor, type the supervisor password, then press the
key.
✎
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, inclining beeping tones are heard. Try again.

Changing a User or Supervisor Password

1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. To change the user password, go to step 3.
To change the supervisor password, as soon as the computer is turned on, press the
to enter Computer Setup.
3–4
F10
key at the appropriate time, you must turn the computer off, then on
F10
key again to access the utility.
F10
key at the appropriate time, you must turn the computer off, then on
F10
key again to access the utility.
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F10
key to enter Computer Setup.
F10
key to enter Computer Setup.
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Enter.
Enter
F10
key