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NOTE: To escape from the field without assigning a system password, press <Tab> or the <Shift><Tab> combination to move to another field, or press <Esc> at any time prior to completing step 5.

NOTE: If you have assigned a setup password, the computer accepts your setup password as an alternate system password.

As you press each character key (or the spacebar for a blank space), a placeholder appears in the field. The password assignment operation recognizes keys by their location on the keyboard, without distinguishing between lowercase and uppercase characters. For example, if you have an M in your password, the computer recognizes either M or m as correct.

Certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter one of these combinations, the speaker emits a beep.

To erase a character when entering your password, press <Backspace> or the left-arrow key.

4Press <Enter>.

If the new system password is less than 32 characters, the whole field fills with placeholders. Then the option heading changes to Verify Password, followed by another empty 32-character field in square brackets.

5To confirm your password, type it a second time and press <Enter>.

The password setting changes to Enabled. Your system password is now set; you can exit system setup and begin using your computer. Password protection takes effect when you reboot the computer by turning the computer off and then on again.

Using Your System Password

When you turn on your computer, or when you reboot the computer by pressing the <Ctrl><Alt><Del> combination, the following prompt appears on the screen when Password Status is set to Unlocked:

Type in the password and

-press <ENTER> to leave password security enabled.

-press <CTRL><ENTER> to disable password security. Enter password:

If Password Status is set to Locked, the following prompt appears:

Type the password and press <Enter>.

If you enter a wrong or incomplete system password, the following message appears on the screen:

** Incorrect password. **

Enter password:

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