Compaq 270680-003 Compaq Reference Guide Deskpro 4000 and Deskpro 6000 Series - Page 34

Changing a Password To change the power-on or setup password, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the computer. 2. When the key icon appears, type your current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, your new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and your new password again as shown: current password/new password/new password  Refer to the "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" section in this chapter for information about the alternate delimiter characters.  Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen. Completing this procedure causes the new password to take effect the next time you turn on the computer. Deleting a Password To delete the power-on or setup password, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the computer. 2. When the key icon appears, type your current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character as shown:  Refer to the "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" section in this chapter for information about alternate delimiter characters. Completing this procedure deletes the password until you establish a new one through Security Management. 2-12 Understanding and Using Intelligent Manageability