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Changing a Power-on or Setup Password, Computer Setup.

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3-11 If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon ( ) appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the workstation, then turn it on again before you can continue. Changing a Power-on or Setup Password 1. Turn on or restart the workstation. To change the Setup Password, run Computer Setup. 2. When the key icon ( ) appears, type your current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, your new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and your new password again as shown: current password/new password/new password NOTE: Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen. Refer to the section "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" in this chapter for information about the alternate delimiter characters. The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the workstation. Deleting a Power-on or Setup Password 1. Turn on or restart the workstation. To delete the Setup Password, run Computer Setup. 2. When the key icon ( ) appears, type your current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character as shown: current password/ NOTE: Refer to the "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" section in this chapter for information about alternate delimiter characters. Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 Reference Guide

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Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 Reference Guide
If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon (
) appears. Try
again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the workstation, then
turn it on again before you can continue.
Changing a Power-on or Setup Password
1.
Turn on or restart the workstation. To change the Setup Password, run
Computer Setup.
2.
When the key icon (
) appears, type your current password, a slash
(/) or alternate delimiter character, your new password, another slash
(/) or alternate delimiter character, and your new password again as
shown:
current password/new password/new password
NOTE
:
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not
appear on the screen. Refer to the section
“National Keyboard Delimiter
Characters” in this chapter for information about the alternate delimiter
characters.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the workstation.
Deleting a Power-on or Setup Password
1.
Turn on or restart the workstation. To delete the Setup Password, run
Computer Setup.
2.
When the key icon (
) appears, type your current password followed
by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character as shown:
current password/
NOTE
:
Refer to the “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” section in this
chapter for information about alternate delimiter characters.