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If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon (
again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the workstation, then
turn it on again before you can continue.
Changing a Power-on or Setup Password
1. Turn on or restart the workstation. To change the Setup Password, run
Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon (
(/) 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
NOTE: Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not
appear on the screen. Refer to the section "National Keyboard Delimiter
Characters" in this chapter for information about the alternate delimiter
characters.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the workstation.
Deleting a Power-on or Setup Password
1. Turn on or restart the workstation. To delete the Setup Password, run
Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon (
by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character as shown:
current password/
NOTE: Refer to the "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" section in this
chapter for information about alternate delimiter characters.
) appears, type your current password, a slash
) appears, type your current password followed
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) appears. Try