HP 8530p HP Commercial Notebook BIOS Password Setup - Page 1

HP Commercial Notebook BIOS Password Setup Table of Contents: Introduction ...1 Preboot Passwords 2 Multiple User Architecture in BIOS 2 Preboot Password Setup 3 Password Change 4 Forgotten Passwords 4 HP Drivelock Passwords 5 Setup DriveLock Passwords 5 For More Information 6 Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide user guidance in the creation and setup of BIOS passwords for HP Business Notebooks. This paper addresses both single and multi-user password environments as well as integration with HP DriveLock and recovery of lost password via HP SpareKey. Preboot Passwords Multiple User Architecture in BIOS Multi-user support has been implemented on the notebook BIOS since 2008.