Desktop Management
✎Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue.
Changing a Power-On or Setup Password
If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide at www.hp.com.
1.Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart
2.As soon as the computer is turned on, press and hold the F10 key until you enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
✎If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and press and hold the F10 key again to access the utility.
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error
3.When the key icon appears, type the current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, the new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and the new password again as shown:
current password/new password/new password
✎Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
4.Press Enter.
5.The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer.
✎Refer to “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” for information about the alternate delimiter characters. The
Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password
If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide at www.hp.com.
1.Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2.As soon as the computer is turned on, press and hold the F10 key until you enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
✎If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and press and hold the F10 key again to access the utility.
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error
3.When the key icon appears, type the current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character as shown:
current password/
4.Press Enter.
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