Epson Equity IIe, User Manual

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Password Problems
If you set a power-on password using the Setup program, you
must enter this password after you turn on your computer before
you can use the system. When you turn on the computer, the
screen displays a key prompt (
If you do not enter the
correct password, you see an x on the screen to indicate it is
incorrect. The computer gives you a second and third chance to
enter it correctly.
If after three tries you have not entered the correct password,
the computer locks up and does not respond to your keyboard
entries. Try the following:
1. If you think you know the correct password, reset the
computer and try again. (You’ll get three chances, as before,
to enter the correct password.) See Chapter 3 for
instructions on using the password.
2.
If you do not know the power-on password and cannot
access your computer, you need to disable the password
function by setting jumper number 1 (J1) on the main
system board inside the computer to position B. See
“Changing Jumper Settings” in Chapter 5 for instructions.
If you disable the password function, the computer loads
MS-DOS and does not request a power-on password when
you turn it on.
3. If you do not know the current power-on password and you
want to set a new one, perform the following procedures in
the order listed here:
Follow the instructions in “Changing Jumper Settings”
in Chapter 5 to disable the password function by setting
jumper J1 to position B.
Turn on the computer, wait at least five seconds, and
then turn it off.
A-4 Troubleshooting