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Setting Hardware Passwords, Setting a Password

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1 Setting Up and Using Your HP PC Workstation Setting Hardware Passwords Setting Hardware Passwords You can set two passwords, the Hardware Administrator (or Supervisor) password and the Hardware User password, to provide two levels of protection for your PC Workstation. You set both passwords using the Security menu in the Setup program (refer to "The HP Summary Screen and Setup Program" on page 39). Setting a Password To set a Hardware Administrator or User password: 1 Start the Setup program (refer to "The HP Summary Screen and Setup Program" on page 39). 2 Select the Security menu. 3 Select the Administrator or User password submenu. 4 Choose the Set Administrator or User password setup item. You will be asked to enter your password twice. 5 To save your changes and exit the Setup program press Exit Menu, then Exit Saving Changes. or select To remove the password, follow the same procedure as to set a password. You will be asked to enter the existing password first. Then, for the new password, leave the password field blank and press . To confirm your choice, press a second time. English 13

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Setting Up and Using Your HP PC Workstation
Setting Hardware Passwords
Setting Hardware Passwords
You can set two passwords, the Hardware Administrator (or
Supervisor) password and the Hardware User password, to provide two
levels of protection for your PC Workstation. You set both passwords
using the
Security
menu in the
Setup
program (refer to “The HP
Summary Screen and Setup Program” on page 39).
Setting a Password
To set a Hardware Administrator or User password:
1
Start the
Setup
program (refer to “The HP Summary Screen and
Setup Program” on page 39).
2
Select the
Security
menu.
3
Select the
Administrator
or
User
password submenu.
4
Choose the
Set Administrator
or
User password
setup item. You will be
asked to enter your password twice.
5
To save your changes and exit the
Setup
program press
or select
Exit Menu
, then
Exit Saving Changes
.
To remove the password, follow the same procedure as to set a
password. You will be asked to enter the existing password first. Then,
for the new password, leave the password field blank and press
. To confirm your choice, press
a second time.