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Using the Passphrase function Note: If the function is disabled, a power-on password and a hard disk password can contain only 12 characters and a supervisor password can contain only 8 characters, all alphanumeric; you cannot use the spacebar. To set a power-on password, hard disk passwords, and a supervisor password, refer to Access IBM. Typing passwords If the following icon appears, type a power-on password or a supervisor password If the following icon appears, type a user hard disk password. If you want to type a master hard disk password, do the following: 1. Press the F1 key. The icon changes to this: 2. Now type the master hard disk password. If the following icon appears, type a supervisor password. Notes: 1. You can use the Backspace key if you press the wrong key while you are typing your password. 2. If you set a hard disk password on a computer on which the Passphrase function is enabled, and you then remove the hard disk drive from the computer and install it on a computer that does not have the Passphrase function, the computer cannot accept the hard disk password. To set a power-on password, hard disk passwords, and a supervisor password, refer to Access IBM. Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 35

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Note:
If
the
function
is
disabled,
a
power-on
password
and
a
hard
disk
password
can
contain
only
12
characters
and
a
supervisor
password
can
contain
only
8
characters,
all
alphanumeric;
you
cannot
use
the
spacebar.
To
set
a
power-on
password,
hard
disk
passwords,
and
a
supervisor
password,
refer
to
Access
IBM.
Typing
passwords
If
the
following
icon
appears,
type
a
power-on
password
or
a
supervisor
password
If
the
following
icon
appears,
type
a
user
hard
disk
password.
If
you
want
to
type
a
master
hard
disk
password,
do
the
following:
1.
Press
the
F1
key.
The
icon
changes
to
this:
2.
Now
type
the
master
hard
disk
password.
If
the
following
icon
appears,
type
a
supervisor
password.
Notes:
1.
You
can
use
the
Backspace
key
if
you
press
the
wrong
key
while
you
are
typing
your
password.
2.
If
you
set
a
hard
disk
password
on
a
computer
on
which
the
Passphrase
function
is
enabled,
and
you
then
remove
the
hard
disk
drive
from
the
computer
and
install
it
on
a
computer
that
does
not
have
the
Passphrase
function,
the
computer
cannot
accept
the
hard
disk
password.
To
set
a
power-on
password,
hard
disk
passwords,
and
a
supervisor
password,
refer
to
Access
IBM.
Using
the
Passphrase
function
Chapter
2.
Solving
computer
problems
35