Keeping Your Files Safe
Using a Password
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
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Power-On Password
Whenever you start or restart your computer with a power-on
password in effect, the computer prompts you to enter the pass-
word before it goes through its normal startup procedure. The
power-on password operates whether or not the computer is
operating in Resume Mode.
When your computer prompts you to enter your password, type it
in and press
Enter
. If you enter the password correctly, the com-
puter continues with its normal startup procedure. If you enter an
incorrect password, the computer beeps. After three incorrect
attempts, the beep sounds continuously and the computer turns off
automatically.
If you’ve forgotten your password, follow these steps:
1 Make sure you’ve attached the external diskette drive.
2 Press the reset button.
The system prompts you for your password.
3 Insert the write-enabled password service diskette into the
diskette drive and press
Enter
.
The system prompts you, “
Set Password Again (Y/N)?
”
The password service diskette is not reusable. Once you use
it, you must create a new diskette, even if you set the same
password.
4 To enter TSETUP and reset your password, press
Y
. Fol-
low the instructions in “Protecting Against Forgetfulness”
on page 224 to reset your password.
To remove your password, press
N
. It will no longer be
registered.
