Setup Utility

Note: To set the User Password or the Password on boot, Password check during Resume and Diskette access parameters, you need to set the Supervisor Password first.

Setting a Password

Follow these steps:

1.Use the and keys to highlight a Set Password parameter (Supervisor or User) and press the Enter key. The password box appears:

2.Type a password. The password may consist of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9).

Important: Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.

3.Press Enter. Retype the password to verify your first entry and press Enter.

After setting the password, the computer automatically sets the chosen password parameter to Enabled.

4.Press Esc to go to the Exit menu.

5.Press Save Change & Exit to save the password and exit the Setup Utility.

To change a password, follow the same steps used to set a password.

Removing a Password

Should you want to remove a password, do the following:

1.Use the and keys to highlight a Set Password parameter (Supervisor or User) and press the Enter key.

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