Compaq 285558-001 manual Combining Compaq and Windows Passwords

Security

Combining Compaq and Windows Passwords

Compaq security features and operating system security features work independently from each other. For example, a device disabled in Computer Setup cannot be enabled in Windows.

Similarly, you must use a Compaq password at a Compaq password prompt and a Windows password at a Windows password prompt. For example:

■If a power-on password is set, the power-on password (not a Windows password) must be entered when the notebook starts up or exits Hibernation.

■If you set Windows to prompt for a password before exiting Standby, a Windows password (not a power-on password) must be entered to exit Standby.

■A Compaq administrator password and a Windows administrator password are not interchangeable.

Any password used for a Compaq password can also be used for other Compaq passwords or as a Windows password, with these considerations:

■All Compaq passwords can be any combination of up to

32 letters, numbers, and slashes (/) and are not case sensitive.

■All Compaq passwords must be set and entered with the same keys. For example, a Compaq password set with keyboard number keys will not be recognized if it is entered with keypad number keys. (For information about the internal keypad, refer to the Hardware Guide, “Pointing Devices and Keyboard” chapter, on this CD.)

■When the notebook is starting up from a hard drive protected with DriveLock, you will not be prompted for a power-on password if you enter a DriveLock user or master password that is the same as the power-on password.

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