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Setting the power-on password, Changing the power-on password, Setting the setup password

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If you have set a setup password, you will be prompted for the password before opening the BIOS Configuration portion of HP ProtectTools. NOTE After you have set a setup password, the Set button on the "Passwords" page is replaced by a Change button. Setting the power-on password To set the power-on password: 1. Select Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security Manager. 2. In the left pane, click BIOS Configuration, and then click Security. 3. In the right pane, next to Power-On Password, click Set. 4. Type and confirm the password in the Enter Password and Verify Password boxes. 5. Click OK in the Passwords dialog box. 6. Click Apply, and then click OK in the HP ProtectTools window to save your changes. Changing the power-on password To change the power-on password: 1. Select Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security Manager. 2. In the left pane, click BIOS Configuration, and then click Security. 3. In the right pane, next to Power-On Password, click Change. 4. Type the current password in the Old Password box. 5. Set and confirm the new password in the Enter New Password box. 6. Click OK in the Passwords dialog box. 7. Click Apply, and then click OK in the HP ProtectTools window to save your changes. Setting the setup password To set the Computer Setup setup password: 1. Select Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security Manager. 2. In the left pane, click BIOS Configuration, and then click Security. 3. In the right pane, next to Setup Password, click Set. 4. Type and confirm the password in the Enter Password and Confirm Password boxes. 5. Click OK in the Passwords dialog box. 6. Click Apply, and then click OK in the HP ProtectTools window to save your changes. ENWW Advanced tasks 41

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If you have set a setup password, you will be prompted for the password before opening the BIOS
Configuration portion of HP ProtectTools.
NOTE
After you have set a setup password, the Set button on the “Passwords” page is replaced
by a Change button.
Setting the power-on password
To set the power-on password:
1.
Select
Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security Manager
.
2.
In the left pane, click
BIOS Configuration
, and then click
Security
.
3.
In the right pane, next to
Power-On Password
, click
Set
.
4.
Type and confirm the password in the
Enter Password
and
Verify Password
boxes.
5.
Click
OK
in the Passwords dialog box.
6.
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
in the HP ProtectTools window to save your changes.
Changing the power-on password
To change the power-on password:
1.
Select
Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security Manager
.
2.
In the left pane, click
BIOS Configuration
, and then click
Security
.
3.
In the right pane, next to
Power-On Password
, click
Change
.
4.
Type the current password in the
Old Password
box.
5.
Set and confirm the new password in the
Enter New Password
box.
6.
Click
OK
in the
Passwords
dialog box.
7.
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
in the HP ProtectTools window to save your changes.
Setting the setup password
To set the Computer Setup setup password:
1.
Select
Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security Manager
.
2.
In the left pane, click
BIOS Configuration
, and then click
Security
.
3.
In the right pane, next to
Setup Password
, click
Set
.
4.
Type and confirm the password in the
Enter Password
and
Confirm Password
boxes.
5.
Click
OK
in the
Passwords
dialog box.
6.
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
in the HP ProtectTools window to save your changes.
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Advanced tasks
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