Compaq nc8230 Hardware and Software Guide - Page 167

Security Windows Passwords Function Administrator password* Protects Windows administrator-level access to notebook contents. User password* Protects access to notebook contents after exit from standby. *For information about setting a Windows administrator password or a Windows user password, select Start > Help and Support. HP and Windows Password Guidelines HP and Windows passwords are not interchangeable. You must use an HP password at an HP password prompt and a Windows password at a Windows password prompt. For example: ■ If a power-on password is set, the power-on password (not a Windows password) must be entered when the notebook starts up or restores from hibernation. ■ If you set Windows to prompt for a password before resuming from standby, a Windows password (not a power-on password) must be entered to resume from standby. The same word or series of letters, numbers, or slashes used for an HP password can be used for another HP password or for a Windows password, with these considerations: ■ HP passwords can be any combination of up to 32 letters and numbers and are not case-sensitive. ■ An HP password must be set and entered with the same type of keys. For example, an HP password set with keyboard number keys will not be recognized if it is entered with embedded numeric keypad number keys. For information about the embedded numeric keypad, refer to Chapter 3, "Pointing Devices and Keyboard." 12-6 Hardware and Software Guide