Password Problems
If you set a power-on password using the Setup program, you must enter this password after you turn on your computer before you can use the system. When you turn on the computer, the screen displays a key prompt ( t+nl ). If you do not enter the correct password, you see an x on the screen to indicate it is incorrect. The computer gives you a second and third chance to enter it correctly.
If after three tries you have not entered the correct password, the computer locks up and does not respond to your keyboard entries.
If you have any trouble using your power-on password, try the following:
1.If you think you know the correct password, reset the computer and try again. (You’ll get three chances, as before, to enter the correct password.) See Chapter 3 for instructions on using the password.
2. If you know the current power-on password but you want to change or delete it, see Chapter 3 for instructions.
3.If you do not know the current power-on password and you do not want to set a new one, see “Removing a Password” below.
4.If you do not know the current power-on password and you want to set a new one, see “Setting a New Password” below.