HP CQ35-305TU, CQ35-304TU, CQ36-108TX Setting passwords in Setup Utility, Administrator password

Setting passwords in Setup Utility

Password	Function
Administrator password*	● Protects access to Setup Utility.
	● After this password is set, it must be entered each time
	you access Setup Utility.
	CAUTION: If you forget your administrator password, you
	cannot access Setup Utility.
Power-on password*	● Protects access to the computer contents.
	● After this password is set, it must be entered each time
	you turn on or restart the computer, or exit Hibernation.
	CAUTION: If you forget your power-on password, you
	cannot turn on or restart the computer, or exit Hibernation.
	NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of
	the power-on password.

*For details about each of these passwords, refer to the following topics.

Administrator password

Your administrator password protects the configuration settings and system identification information in Setup Utility. After this password is set, you must enter it each time you access Setup Utility.

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. Be sure that you record your password and store it in a safe place.

If you enter the administrator password at the first password check before the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed, you do not have to enter it again to access Setup Utility.

If you enter the power-on password at the first password check before the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed, you must enter the administrator password to access Setup Utility.

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