NEC PowerMate Pro 2180 User Manual page 41

NOTE
For security, characters you enter do not
appear on your screen. Enter your password
carefully.
If you enter the password incorrectly, your system does not
boot. You have three chances to enter the correct password.
After the third unsuccessful attempt, you must reboot your
system and try again.
NOTE
If you forget your password, you must clear
the password by setting a jumper on the system
board (see "Clearing Your Password" in Chapter 6.
Once you clear the password, you can boot your
system and set a new password in Setup.
Dual password security provides two levels of password
security. An administrator password allows access to
the system's Setup utility for system configuration. A
user password allows system boot-up only after the
entry of a password.
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