HP 2 Base Model manual Setting Setup Utility Bios passwords

Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords

Password	Function
Administrator password*	● Must be entered each time you access Setup Utility
	(BIOS).
	● If you forget your administrator password, you cannot
	access Setup Utility (BIOS).
	NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of
	the power-on password.
	NOTE: Your administrator password is not interchangeable
	with an administrator password set in Windows, nor is it
	displayed as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
	NOTE: If you enter the power-on password at the first
	password check before the “Press the (-) key for Startup
	Menu” message is displayed, you must enter the
	administrator password to access Setup Utility (BIOS).
Power-on password*	● Must be entered each time you turn on or restart the
	Slate, or exit Hibernation.
	● If you forget your power-on password, you cannot turn
	on or restart the Slate, or exit Hibernation.
	NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of
	the power-on password.
	NOTE: A power-on password is not displayed as it is set,
	entered, changed, or deleted.

To set, change, or delete an administrator or power-on password in Setup Utility (BIOS):

1.Open Setup Utility (BIOS) by turning on or restarting the Slate. While the “Press the (-) key for Startup Menu” message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen, press the Volume down button (-) repeatedly.

2.When the Startup Menu is displayed, press the Volume down button (-) to navigate.

3.Press and hold the Home button, and then press either the Volume down button (-) or the Volume up button (+) to select Security, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Your changes take effect when the Slate restarts.

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