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Deleting an Administrator Password, Erasing a Lost or Forgotten Administrator Password

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4. Type your password and press Down Arrow (↓). 5. Type your password again. 6. At Power-On Password Changeable by User, select Yes or No. Press Left Arrow (←) or Right Arrow (→) to toggle between selections. (If you select Yes and an administrator password is set, the power-on password can be changed without having to enter the administrator password. If you select No and an administrator password is set, the power-on password cannot be changed unless the administrator password is entered.) 7. Select Set or Change Administrator Password and follow the instructions on the screen. 8. Refer to "Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 37 for instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Deleting an Administrator Password: Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to delete an administrator password. To delete an administrator password: 1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 34). 2. Select System Security from the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu. 3. Select Administrator Password. 4. Select Delete Administrator Password and follow the instructions on the screen. 5. Refer to "Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 37 for instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Erasing a Lost or Forgotten Administrator Password: This section applies to lost or forgotten administrator passwords that are not protected by enhanced security. For information on lost or forgotten passwords that are protected by enhanced security, refer to "Erasing a Lost or Forgotten Administrator Password Protected by Enhanced Security" on page 49. If you have lost or forgotten your administrator password and enhanced security is disabled, you must remove the computer cover and move the CMOS Clear jumper (also referred to as the password jumper) on the system board in order to erase the password so that you can regain access to the Configuration/Setup Utility program. 46 Using Your Personal Computer

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4.
Type your password and press Down Arrow (
↓
).
5.
Type your password again.
6. At
Power-On Password Changeable by User
, select
Yes
or
No
.
Press Left
Arrow (
←
) or Right Arrow (
→
) to toggle between selections.
(If you select
Yes
and an administrator password is set, the power-on password can be changed
without having to enter the administrator password.
If you select
No
and an
administrator password is set, the power-on password cannot be changed unless
the administrator password is entered.)
7. Select
Set or Change Administrator Password
and follow the instructions on
the screen.
8.
Refer to “Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on page
37 for
instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup
Utility program.
Deleting an Administrator Password:
Use the Configuration/Setup Utility
program to delete an administrator password.
To delete an administrator password:
1.
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Starting the
Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on page
34).
2. Select
System Security
from the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu.
3. Select
Administrator Password
.
4. Select
Delete Administrator Password
and follow the instructions on the screen.
5.
Refer to “Exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on page
37 for
instructions on saving your settings and exiting from the Configuration/Setup
Utility program.
Erasing a Lost or Forgotten Administrator Password:
This section applies to
lost or forgotten administrator passwords that are
not
protected by enhanced
security.
For information on lost or forgotten passwords that
are
protected by
enhanced security, refer to “Erasing a Lost or Forgotten Administrator Password
Protected by Enhanced Security” on page
49.
If you have lost or forgotten your administrator password and enhanced security is
disabled, you must remove the computer cover and move the CMOS Clear jumper
(also referred to as the
password
jumper) on the system board in order to erase the
password so that you can regain access to the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
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Using Your Personal Computer