HP Deskpro ap230 Desktop Management Guide - Deskpro Workstation AP230 - Page 13

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 à Shut Down à 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 Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen. 3. Press the Enter key.  The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer. Refer to the "National Keyboard Delimiter Characters" section in this chapter for information about the alternate delimiter characters.  The power-on password and setup password may also be changed using the Security options in Computer Setup. Desktop Management Guide 9

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Desktop Management Guide
9
Compaq Confidential - Need to Know Required
Changing a Power-On or Setup Password
1.
Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start
à
Shut Down
à
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
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not
appear on the screen.
3.
Press the Enter key.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer.
Refer to the “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters”
section in this chapter for information about the
alternate delimiter characters.
The power-on password and setup password may also
be changed using the Security options in Computer
Setup.