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Entering a BIOS administrator password, Using DriveLock Security Options

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4. When prompted, type your current password. 5. When prompted, type your new password. 6. When prompted, type your new password again to confirm. 7. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then select Yes. NOTE: If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press enter. Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts. Deleting a BIOS administrator password 1. Start Computer Setup. ● Computers or tablets with keyboards: ▲ Turn on or restart the computer, and when the HP logo appears, press f10 to enter Computer Setup. ● Tablets without keyboards: ▲ Turn off the tablet. Press the power button in combination with the volume down button until the Startup menu is displayed, and then tap f10 to enter Computer Setup. 2. Enter your current BIOS administrator password. 3. Select Security, select Change BIOS administrator Password or Change Password (select products only), and then press enter. 4. When prompted, type your current password. 5. When prompted for the new password, leave the field empty, and then press enter. 6. When prompted to type your new password again, leave the field empty, and then press enter. 7. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then select Yes. NOTE: If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press enter. Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts. Entering a BIOS administrator password At the BIOS administrator password prompt, type your password (using the same kind of keys you used to set the password), and then press enter. After two unsuccessful attempts to enter the BIOS administrator password, you must restart the computer and try again. Using DriveLock Security Options DriveLock protection prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive. DriveLock can be applied only to the internal hard drive(s) of the computer. After DriveLock protection is applied to a drive, the appropriate password must be entered to access the drive. The drive must be inserted into the computer or an advanced port replicator in order for it to be unlocked. DriveLock Security Options offers the following features: Using passwords 47

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4.
When prompted, type your current password.
5.
When prompted, type your new password.
6.
When prompted, type your new password again to
confirm.
7.
To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select
Main
, select
Save Changes and Exit
, and then
select
Yes
.
NOTE:
If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press
enter
.
Your changes go into
effect
when the computer restarts.
Deleting a BIOS administrator password
1.
Start Computer Setup.
●
Computers or tablets with keyboards:
▲
Turn on or restart the computer, and when the HP logo appears, press
f10
to enter Computer
Setup.
●
Tablets without keyboards:
▲
Turn
off
the tablet. Press the power button in combination with the volume down button until
the Startup menu is displayed, and then tap
f10
to enter Computer Setup.
2.
Enter your current BIOS administrator password.
3.
Select
Security
, select
Change BIOS administrator Password
or
Change Password
(select products
only), and then press
enter
.
4.
When prompted, type your current password.
5.
When prompted for the new password, leave the
field
empty, and then press
enter
.
6.
When prompted to type your new password again, leave the
field
empty, and then press
enter
.
7.
To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select
Main
, select
Save Changes and Exit
, and then
select
Yes
.
NOTE:
If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press
enter
.
Your changes go into
effect
when the computer restarts.
Entering a BIOS administrator password
At the
BIOS administrator password
prompt, type your password (using the same kind of keys you used to
set the password), and then press
enter
. After two unsuccessful attempts to enter the BIOS administrator
password, you must restart the computer and try again.
Using DriveLock Security Options
DriveLock protection prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive. DriveLock can be applied
only to the internal hard drive(s) of the computer. After DriveLock protection is applied to a drive, the
appropriate password must be entered to access the drive. The drive must be inserted into the computer or an
advanced port replicator in order for it to be unlocked.
DriveLock Security Options
offers
the following features:
Using passwords
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