Entering A Power-On Password; Entering A Setup Password; Changing A Power-On Or Setup Password - HP Xw4600 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM Technical Reference Manual

To establish a power-on password through the Computer (F10) menu:
1. Power on or restart the workstation.
2. As soon as your workstation is powered on, press and hold the
Setup (F10) Utility. Press
NOTE:
and then press and hold the
If you are using a PS 2 keyboard, you might see a keyboard error message—disregard it.
3. Select Security>Power-On Password, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
4. Before exiting, select File>Save Changes, and then Exit.

Entering a power-on password

1. Restart the workstation.
2. When the key icon appears on the monitor, enter the current password, and then press Enter.
NOTE: Type carefully. For security reasons, the characters you enter do not appear on the 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.

Entering a Setup Password

If a setup password has been established on the workstation, you will be prompted to enter it each time
you run the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
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
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 on the monitor, enter the setup password, and press Enter.
NOTE: Type carefully. For security reasons, the characters you enter do not appear on the 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 power-on password, go to step 4.
3. To change the setup password, as soon as the workstation is powered on, press and hold the
F10 key until you enter the Computer Setup (F10) Utility. Press
necessary.
ENWW
Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
If you do not press the F10
F10
Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
If you do not press the
F10 key again to access the utility.
key at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation,
key again to access the utility.
F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation
F10 key until you enter the Computer
F10 key until you enter the Computer
Enter to bypass the title screen, if
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