HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100 Series, Справочное руководство

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Service Reference Guide, dc7100 361288-003 3–19
Desktop Management
3. 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
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Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
4. Press
Enter
.
5. The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer.
✎
Refer to “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” 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.
Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password
If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to
HP ProtectTools Embedded
Security Guide,
on the
Documentation CD
.
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart
the Computer.
2. To delete the Power-On password, go to step 3.
To delete the Setup password, as soon as the computer is turned on, press and hold the F10
key until you enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
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If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and press
and hold the F10 key again to access the utility.
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. When the key icon appears, type the current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate
delimiter character as shown:
current password/
4. Press
Enter
.
✎
Refer to “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” on page 20 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.