Compaq 370698-001 manual Security Menu

Troubleshooting

Security Menu

Setting	Description	Default
User	Shows if a user password	Clear
Password is	is set.
Administrator	Shows if an administrator	Clear
Password is	password is set.
Set User	Press enter to set, change, or	Enter
Password	clear the user password. The
	password can have no more
	than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z),
	and cannot include special or
	accented characters.
Set	Press enter to set, change,	Enter
Administrator	or clear the administrator
Password	password, which protects
	BIOS Setup settings. The
	password can have no more
	than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z),
	and cannot include special or
	accented characters.
Require	Sets whether a user password	Disabled
Password	is required when the notebook
on Boot	boots. Requires the
	administrator password for
	changes.
Internal hard	Only if the Boot password	Disabled
drive lock	option is enabled, encodes
	the current user password (or
	administrator password if that
	is the only password set) on
	the hard drive.

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