Compaq Deskpro 4000N Maintenance & Service Manual page 31

Deleting a Power-On Password
To delete the password, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the key icon (
delimiter character as shown:
current password/
Refer to Table 2-5, "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters," for information about alternate
delimiter characters.
Completing this procedure deletes the password until you establish a new one through Security
Management.
National Keyboard Delimiter Characters
Each keyboard is designed to meet country-specific requirements. The syntax and keys that you use
for changing or deleting your password depend on the keyboard that came with your computer.
To determine the delimiter key required for changing or deleting your password, find your keyboard
in the table below:
Arabic /
Belgian =
BHCSY* -
Brazilian /
Chinese /
Czech -
Danish -
French !
French Canadian é
German -
* For Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia
) appears, type your current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate
Table 2-5
National Keyboard Delimiter Characters
Greek -
Hungarian -
Italian -
Japanese /
Korean /
Latin American -
Norwegian -
Polish -
Portuguese -
Russian /
Slovakian
Spanish
Swedish/Finnish
Swiss
Taiwanese
Thai
Turkish
U.K. English
U.S. English
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