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Entering a Setup Password, Start > Shut Down > Restart.

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Desktop Management Guide Entering a Setup Password If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide at 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. ✎ 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. ✎ 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. 30 www.hp.com Desktop Management Guide

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Desktop Management Guide
Desktop Management Guide
Entering a Setup Password
If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to
the
HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide
at
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.
✎
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
.
✎
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.