Hp Administrator Password - HP Compaq NX9600 Hardware And Software Manual

Security

HP Administrator Password

The HP administrator password protects the configuration
settings and system identification information in the Setup utility.
After this password is set, it must be entered to access the Setup
utility.
The HP administrator password
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Is not interchangeable with a Windows administrator
password, although both can use the same word or series
of letters, or numbers.
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Does not display as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
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Must be set and entered with the same type keys. For
example, an HP administrator password set with keyboard
number keys will not be recognized if you enter it with
embedded numeric keypad number keys.
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Can include any combination of up to 8 letters and numbers
and is not case sensitive.
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