Disabling an existing password

If you do not know your power-on password and do not want to set a new one, follow these steps to disable the existing password:

l . Turn off the computer and follow the instructions under “Changing the Jumper Settings” in Chapter 6 to disable the password function (jumper J3).

2.Insert the Reference diskette in drive A and turn on the computer. You do not see the key prompt.

3.When the Operation Menu appears, highlight Set up and press Enter. Then see “Setting the Power-on Password” in Chapter 2 and follow the instructions as if you are going to enter a new password. However, when you see the prompt to enter a password, press Enter immediately. This clears out the existing password.

Be sure to save the password setting and highlight

**EXIT AND SAVE ** when you leave Setup.

4.Remove the Reference diskette, turn off the computer, and follow the instructions under “Changing the Jumper Settings” in Chapter 6 to enable the password function (jumper 13).

5.If you do not have a hard disk, insert the MS-DOS Startup diskette in drive A. Turn on the computer again. You do not see the key prompt and the computer loads MS-DOS.

Later, if you want to create a power-on password, run Setup and enter a password. The jumper is already in the correct position.

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