Compaq 1700 Armada 1700 Family of Personal Computers Reference Guide - Page 129

Changing the Master Password CAUTION: Forgetting or losing both the user and master passwords will render the protected hard drive permanently unusable. Record your master password and keep it in a secure location physically separate from your computer. In the event you lose the user password, the master password can be used to unlock a protected hard drive and reset the user password. Once you create a master password, you can only change the password after the computer has restarted and the protected hard drive has been unlocked. To change your master password, follow these instructions after you have restarted your computer and entered the current user password: 1. Turn on or restart the computer and enter your current user password. 2. Run Computer Setup. 3. Click the System Features icon Æ Security Management box Æ DriveLock tab. 4. In the Current Drive section, select MultiBay. 5. In the Master Password section, click on Change. 6. Type the old master password. 7. Enter your new master password. (You may use up to 32 alphanumeric characters, and you may use the same password you are using for the power-on password.) NOTE: Type carefully because the password does not display as you type it 8. Enter the password again to verify it. 9. Click OK. 13-18 Security Features