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Keeping Your Files Safe
Using passwords in the Windows® operating system
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Deleting or changing a hard disk drive user only password in
System Setup
To delete or change a user only password in System Setup:
1
Click Start, then click Shutdown, and click OK.
The computer shuts down.
2
Hold down the
Esc
key and press and hold the power
switch until the on/off light on the system indicator panel
illuminates (green) for approximately one second. When
the following message appears on the screen: “Check
system, Then press [F1] key,” press
F1
.
The System Setup screen appears.
3
Press
H
to move to the HDD PASSWORD section on the
screen.
4
Press the spacebar, then type in your user password and
press
Enter
.
5
If you want to change the password, input the new
password.
6
When System Setup prompts you to verify the password,
type it again and press
Enter
.
If the two passwords match, System Setup displays:
Registered
. If the two passwords do not match, an error
message appears. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter the
password again.
7
If you want to delete the user password, leave the space
blank and press
Enter
twice. System Setup displays:
Not
Registered
.
8
Press
End
to save the change.
9
When System Setup prompts you to confirm your
change, Press
Y
.
