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Changing a power-on or Setup password, Start, Shut Down, Restart the, Computer

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If a setup password has been established on the workstation, you will be prompted to enter it each time you run Computer Setup. 1. Turn on or restart the workstation. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart. 2. As soon as the workstation is turned on, press F10 when the monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary. NOTE: If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation and again press F10 when the monitor light turns green to access the utility. 3. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the setup password, then press Enter. NOTE: Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen. If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the workstation, then turn it on again before you can continue. Changing a power-on or Setup password If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide at www.hp.com. 1. Turn on or restart the workstation. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer. 2. To change the Power-On password, go to step 3. To change the Setup password, as soon as the workstation is turned on, press F10 when the monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary. NOTE: If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation and again press F10 when the monitor light turns green to access the utility. 3. When the key icon appears, type the current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, the new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and the new password again as shown: current password/new password/new password NOTE: Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen. 4. Press Enter. The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the workstation. NOTE: Refer to the National keyboard delimiter characters on page 40 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. ENWW Asset tracking and security 39

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If a setup password has been established on the workstation, you will be prompted to enter it each time
you run Computer Setup.
1
.
Turn on or restart the workstation. If you are in Windows, click
Start
>
Shut Down
>
Restart
.
2
.
As soon as the workstation is turned on, press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to enter
Computer Setup. Press
Enter
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
NOTE:
If you do not press
F10
at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation and again
press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
3
.
When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the setup password, then press
Enter
.
NOTE:
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries,
you must turn off the workstation, then turn it on again before you can continue.
Changing a power-on or Setup password
If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
Guide
at
www.hp.com
.
1
.
Turn on or restart the workstation. If you are in Windows, click
Start
>
Shut Down
>
Restart the
Computer
.
2
.
To change the Power-On password, go to step 3.
To change the Setup password, as soon as the workstation is turned on, press
F10
when the monitor
light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press
Enter
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
NOTE:
If you do not press
F10
at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation and again
press
F10
when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
3
.
When the key icon appears, type the current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character,
the new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and the new password again
as shown:
current password/new password/new password
NOTE:
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
4
.
Press
Enter
.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the workstation.
NOTE:
Refer to the
National keyboard delimiter characters
on page
40
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.
ENWW
Asset tracking and security
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