Entering A Setup Password; Changing A Power-On Or Setup Password - HP xw4600 Service And Technical Reference Manual

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.
NOTE:
press and hold the
If you are using a PS 2 keyboard, you might see a keyboard error message—disregard it.
4. When the key icon appears, enter the current password, a slash (/) or alternative delimiter
character, your new password, another slash (/) or alternative delimiter character, and your new
password again as shown:
current password/new password/new password
See National keyboard delimiter characters on page 44
delimiter characters.
NOTE:
screen.
5. Press Enter.
The new password takes effect the next time you power on the workstation.
ENWW
Enter
If you do not press the
F10 key again to access the utility.
If you do not press F10
F10 key again to access the utility.
Type carefully. For security reasons, the characters you enter do not appear on the
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation
at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation, and then
F10 key until you enter the Computer
Enter to bypass the title screen, if
for information about the alternative
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