Using a Password

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

1.If you do not have a hard disk, insert your system diskette in drive A.2.Turn on or reset the computer. You see a number and the key prompt:

3.Type your password. The key turns when you type a character, but the screen does not display the characters you type. Then press m

You have three chances to enter the correct password. The number that appears before the key prompt indicates how many tries you have left. After the third incorrect try, the screen displays a zero, the keyboard locks up, and you cannot use the computer. Press the RESET button and try to enter the correct password again.

Note

If you do not know the correct password, see “Password Problems” in Chapter 7.

After you type the password correctly and press I, a happy face character appears. Then the computer loads the operating system and displays the command prompt.

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