Epson EISA Desktop Using a Power-onPassword, Note, RESET, Enter password:, S y s t e m h a l t e d ! R e s e t y o u r s y s t e m

Using a Power-on Password

If you set a power-on password when you ran the System Configuration program, you must enter it every time you turn on the computer. Follow these steps to enter your password:

1.When you turn on the computer, you see the following prompt:Enter password:

2.Type your password. The screen does not display the characters you type. Then press [Enter.

After you enter the correct password, you see Password OK. Then the computer loads your operating system.

Note

If you turned on network server mode and booted your computer from a hard disk, you use a different procedure to enter your password. See “Using a Password in Network Server Mode,” below.

If you do not enter the correct password, you see the message Password is incorrect and another prompt to enter the password. You have two more chances to enter the correct password; try typing it again.

If you do not enter the correct password at the third prompt, the screen displays the following message:

S y s t e m h a l t e d ! R e s e t y o u r s y s t e m .

The system locks the keyboard and you cannot use your computer. Press RESET and try to enter the correct password again.

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