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Setting/Changing a User Password, exit System Setup.

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Configuring Your Notebook 6. Type in your password and press [Enter]. The password can be up to eight alphanumeric characters and is not case sensitive. Symbols and other keys are ignored. To confirm, type in your Supervisor Password a second time and press [Enter]. Note If a password already exists, you will be prompted to enter the old password before a new one can be set 7. When the Notice dialog box appears notifying you that changes have been saved, press [Enter]. 8. Select the Exit menu and choose Exit Saving Changes to save your new settings and exit System Setup. When you access System Setup, will be prompted for the Supervisor Password. Note Passwords take effect immediately upon confirmation. The password will remain in effect if you exit the System Setup Program without saving the new configuration settings Setting/Changing a User Password The User Password prevents unauthorized access to your notebook computer and unauthorized removal of the notebook from a docking option. It also allows access to a subset of the System Setup option. Perform the following steps to set or change the User Password: 1. Turn on your notebook computer. 2. During system boot, press the [fn] + [F3] key combination when the Compaq logo appears to enter System Setup. 3. If a User Password is set, enter the User Password when prompted. 4. Highlight the Security menu. 5. Highlight the Set User Password field and press [Enter]. 6. Type in your password and press [Enter]. The password can be up to eight alphanumeric characters and is not case sensitive. Symbols and other keys are ignored. To confirm, type in your User Password a second time and press [Enter]. 4-9

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Configuring Your Notebook
4-9
6.
Type in your password and press [Enter]. The password can be up to eight
alphanumeric characters and is not case sensitive. Symbols and other keys are ignored.
To confirm, type in your Supervisor Password a second time and press [Enter].
__________________________ Note _____________________________
If a password already exists, you will be prompted to enter the
old password
before a new one can be set.
____________________________________________________________
7.
When the Notice dialog box appears notifying you that changes have been saved, press
[Enter].
8.
Select the Exit menu and choose Exit Saving Changes to save your new settings and
exit System Setup.
When you access System Setup, will be prompted for the Supervisor Password.
__________________________ Note _____________________________
Passwords take effect immediately upon confirmation. The password will remain
in effect if you exit the System Setup Program without saving the new
configuration settings.
____________________________________________________________
Setting/Changing a User Password
The User Password prevents unauthorized access to your notebook computer and
unauthorized removal of the notebook from a docking option. It also allows access to a
subset of the System Setup option. Perform the following steps to set or change the User
Password:
1.
Turn on your notebook computer.
2.
During system boot, press the [fn] + [F3] key combination when the Compaq logo
appears to enter System Setup.
3.
If a User Password is set, enter the User Password when prompted.
4.
Highlight the Security menu.
5.
Highlight the Set User Password field and press [Enter].
6.
Type in your password and press [Enter]. The password can be up to eight
alphanumeric characters and is not case sensitive. Symbols and other keys are ignored.
To confirm, type in your User Password a second time and press [Enter].