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Desktop Management Guide
Desktop Management Guide
Changing a Power-On or Setup Password
If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to
“Embedded Security” on page 30.
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click
Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.
To change the
setup password, run
Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon appears, type the current password, a slash (/)
or alternate delimiter character, the new password, another slash
(/) or alternate delimiter character, and the new password again
as shown:
current password/new password/new password
✎
Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not
appear on the screen.
3. Press the
Enter
key.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the
computer.
✎
Refer to the
“National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” on page 29
for information about the alternate delimiter characters. The power-on
password and setup password may also be changed using the Security
options in Computer Setup.
