Compaq Presario V2000 Hardware-Software Guide - Page 109

Setting an Administrator Password, Security > Administrator, Password, Enter New Password, Confirm

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Security Setting an Administrator Password An administrator password is set, changed, or deleted in the Setup utility. To manage this password: 1. Open the Setup utility by turning on or restarting the notebook, and then pressing f10 while the Setup message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2. Use the arrow keys to select Security > Administrator Password, and then press enter. ❏ To set an administrator password, type your password in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields, and then press enter. ❏ To change an administrator password, type your current password in the Enter Current Password field, type the new password in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields, and then press enter. ❏ To delete an administrator password, type your current password in the Enter Password field, and press enter 4 times. 3. To save your preferences and exit the Setup utility, press f10 and follow the instructions on the screen. Your preferences are in effect when the notebook restarts. Entering an Administrator Password At the Enter Password prompt, type your administrator password (using the same kind of keys you used to set the password), and then press enter. After 3 unsuccessful attempts to enter the administrator password, you must restart the notebook and try again. 6-8 Hardware and Software Guide

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Hardware and Software Guide
Security
Setting an Administrator Password
An administrator password is set, changed, or deleted in the Setup
utility.
To manage this password:
1. Open the Setup utility by turning on or restarting the
notebook, and then pressing
f10
while the Setup message is
displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2. Use the arrow keys to select
Security > Administrator
Password,
and then press
enter
.
❏
To set an administrator password, type your password in
the
Enter New Password
and
Confirm New Password
fields, and then press
enter
.
❏
To change an administrator password, type your current
password in the
Enter Current Password
field, type the
new password in the
Enter New Password
and
Confirm
New Password
fields, and then press
enter.
❏
To delete an administrator password, type your current
password in the
Enter Password
field, and press
enter
4 times.
3. To save your preferences and exit the Setup utility, press
f10
and follow the instructions on the screen.
Your preferences are in effect when the notebook restarts.
Entering an Administrator Password
At the
Enter Password
prompt, type your administrator
password (using the same kind of keys you used to set the
password), and then press
enter
. After 3 unsuccessful attempts to
enter the administrator password, you must restart the notebook
and try again.