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Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password, To set a User password, Set Supervisor Password, Enter

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer 3 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password window opens. 4 Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field. 5 Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the password you just entered to verify it. 6 Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key. 7 Press F10 to exit. 8 Select OK in the Setup Confirmation window. Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password To change the password, do the following: 1 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password window opens. 2 Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field. 3 Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the password you just entered to verify it. 4 Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key. To remove the password, do the following: 1 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. 2 Leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press the Enter key twice. ™ Note: Make sure the Password Check is set to Always if you need the password protection at power on. To set a User password: 1 Turn on your computer. Press F2, while the initial screen is displayed. The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens. 2 Select Security, using the cursor directional keys. 24

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer
24
3
Select
Set Supervisor Password
, and press the
Enter
key. The Set Supervisor
Password window opens.
4
Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric
characters in any combination. Type it in the E
nter New Password
field.
5
Press the
Enter
key once to move to the
Confirm New Password
field. Retype the
password you just entered to verify it.
6
Commit your password to memory, and press the
Enter
key.
7
Press
F10
to exit.
8
Select
OK
in the Setup Confirmation window.
Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password
To change the password, do the following:
1
Select
Set Supervisor Password
, and press the
Enter
key. The Set Supervisor
Password window opens.
2
Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric
characters in any combination. Type it in the
Enter New Password
field.
3
Press the
Enter
key once to move to the
Confirm New Password
field. Retype the
password you just entered to verify it.
4
Commit your password to memory, and press the
Enter
key.
To remove the password, do the following:
1
Select
Set Supervisor Password
, and press the
Enter
key.
2
Leave the
Enter New Password
field blank, and press the
Enter
key twice.
Note:
Make sure the
Password Check
is set to
Always
if you need the password protection at
power on.
To set a User password:
1
Turn on your computer. Press
F2
, while the initial screen is displayed. The BIOS
Setup Utility screen opens.
2
Select
Security
, using the cursor directional keys.