Compaq 270680-003 Software Reference Guide for the Compaq Deskpro Family of Pe - Page 34

Changing a Power-On or Setup Password, Refer to the National Keyboard Delimiter Characters

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Changing a Power-On or Setup Password 1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start Æ Shut Down Æ Restart the Computer. To change the setup password, run Computer Setup. 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. The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer. Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password 1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start Æ Shut Down Æ Restart the Computer. To delete the setup password, run Computer Setup. 2. When the key icon appears, type your current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character as shown: current password/  Refer to the "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" section in this chapter for information about alternate delimiter characters. Software Reference Guide 3-7

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Software Reference Guide
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Changing a Power-On or Setup Password
1.
Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows,
click Start
˘
Shut Down
˘
Restart the Computer. To
change the setup password, run Computer Setup.
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.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the
computer.
Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows,
click Start
˘
Shut Down
˘
Restart the Computer. To
delete the setup password, run Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon appears, type your current password
followed by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character as
shown:
current password/
Refer to the “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters”
section in this chapter for information about alternate
delimiter characters.