Changing a power-on or setup password
To change a power-on or setup password:
1.
Restart the computer.
2.
To change the power-on password, go to step 4.
3.
To change the setup password, as soon as the computer is turned on, repeatedly press the
F10
key until
you enter Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
If you do not press
F10
at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer, and then repeatedly
press
F10
to access the utility.
4.
Go to Security > Change BIOS Administrator or POST Power-On password. You will be prompted for the
old password and then the new one twice.
For information about the alternative delimiter characters, see
National keyboard delimiter characters
.
Type carefully. For security reasons, the characters you enter do not appear on the screen.
5.
Press
Enter
.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer.
The power-on and setup passwords can also be changed using the Security options in Computer Setup (F10)
Utility.
Deleting a power-on or setup password
To delete a power-on or setup password:
1.
Turn on or restart the computer.
2.
Choose from the following:
●
To delete the power-on password, go to step 4.
●
To delete the setup password, as soon as the computer is turned on, press and hold
F10
until you
enter Computer Setup (F10) Utility. Press
Enter
to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and then press and
hold F10 again to access the utility.
Use the appropriate operating system shutdown process.
3.
Go to Security > Change BIOS Administrator or POST Power-On password. You will be prompted for the
old password then hit Enter twice to clear out the old password.
4.
Press
Enter.
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