Using a Password

If you set a password when you ran the SETUP program, you must enter it every time you turn on the computer or press the RESET button. Follow these steps to use your password:

1.If you do not have a hard disk, insert your Startup diskette in drive A.

2.Turn on the computer or press RESET. After your computer completes its memory test, the screen displays the following prompt:

Password :

3.Type your password at the prompt. The screen does not display the characters you type. Then press Enter.

After you type the password correctly and press Enter, you see

the Press <Del> to start SETUP prompt.Ifyou

do not press Del, the computer loads MS-DOS and displays the MS-DOS command prompt.

If you do not enter the correct password the first time, press Enter and try again.

If you want to change or delete your current password, you must run the SETUP program and either enter a new password or set the password option to Not ins t al1ed. See Chapter 2 for instructions.

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