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Entering a Power-On Password, on Warm Boot, Password Prompt on Warm Boot, Start, Shut Down, Security

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on Warm Boot. When Password Prompt on Warm Boot is enabled, the password must also be entered each time the computer is rebooted. 1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart. 2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press F10 when the monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary. NOTE: If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again press F10 when the monitor light turns green to access the utility. 3. Select Security, then Power-On Password and follow the instructions on the screen. 4. Before exiting, click File > Save Changes and Exit. Entering a Power-On Password To enter a power-on password, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer. 2. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the current password, then press Enter. NOTE: Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen. If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue. Entering a Setup Password If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide at http://www.hp.com. If a setup password has been established on the computer, you will be prompted to enter it each time you run Computer Setup. 1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart. 2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press F10 when the monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary. NOTE: If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again press F10 when the monitor light turns green to access the utility. 3. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the setup password, then press Enter. NOTE: Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen. If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue. ENWW Password Security 27

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on Warm Boot
. When
Password Prompt on Warm Boot
is enabled, the password must also be
entered each time the computer is rebooted.
1.
Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click
Start
>
Shut Down
>
Restart
.
2.
As soon as the computer is turned on, press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to enter
Computer Setup. Press
Enter
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
NOTE:
If you do not press
F10
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again
press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
3.
Select
Security
, then
Power-On Password
and follow the instructions on the screen.
4.
Before exiting, click
File
>
Save Changes and Exit
.
Entering a Power-On Password
To enter a power-on password, complete the following steps:
1.
Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click
Start
>
Shut Down
>
Restart the
Computer
.
2.
When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the current password, then press
Enter
.
NOTE:
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful
tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue.
Entering a Setup Password
If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the
HP ProtectTools Security
Manager Guide
at
.
If a setup password has been established on the computer, you will be prompted to enter it each time
you run Computer Setup.
1.
Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click
Start
>
Shut Down
>
Restart
.
2.
As soon as the computer is turned on, press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to enter
Computer Setup. Press
Enter
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
NOTE:
If you do not press
F10
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again
press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
3.
When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the setup password, then press
Enter
.
NOTE:
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful
tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue.
ENWW
Password Security
27