Entering A Setup Password; Changing A Power-On Or Setup Password; Deleting A Power-On Or Setup Password - HP Z1 Maintenance And Service Manual

Entering a setup password

If a setup password has been established on the computer, you will be prompted to enter it each time
you run Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
To enter a setup password:
1. Restart the computer.
2. As soon as the computer is powered on, repeatedly press the
Setup (F10) Utility.
If you do not press
press
3. When the key icon appears on the monitor, enter the setup password, and press Enter.
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 computer before you can continue.

Changing a power-on or setup password

To change a power-on or setup password:
1. Restart the computer.
2. To change the power-on password, go to step 4.
3. To change the setup password, as soon as the computer is powered on, repeatedly press the
F10 key until you enter Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
If you do not press
press
4. When the key icon appears, enter the current password, a slash (/) or alternative delimiter
character, the new password, another slash (/) or alternative delimiter character, and the new
password again as shown:
current password/new password/new password
For information about the alternative delimiter characters, see
characters on page
Type carefully. For security reasons, the characters you enter do not appear on the screen.
5. Press Enter.
The new password takes effect the next time you power on the computer.
The power-on and setup passwords can also be changed using the Security options in Computer
Setup (F10) Utility.

Deleting a power-on or setup password

To delete a power-on or setup password:
1. Power on or restart the computer.
2. Choose from the following:
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F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer, then repeatedly
F10 again to access the utility.
F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer, then repeatedly
F10 again to access the utility.
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F10 key until you enter Computer
National keyboard delimiter