HP dx2000 Deleting a Power-Onor Setup Password

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3.When the key icon appears, type your current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, your new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and your

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 the Enter key.

The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer.

✎Refer to the “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” section in this chapter for information about the alternate delimiter characters.

The power-on password and setup password may also be changed using the Security options in Computer Setup.

Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password

1.Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart. To delete the setup password, run Computer Setup.

2.To delete the Power-On password, go to step 3.

To delete the Setup password, 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 turn the computer off, then on again, and press the F10 key again to access the utility.

If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.

3.When the key icon appears, type your current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate

delimiter character as shown: current password/

4.Press the Enter key.

✎Refer to “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” for information about the alternate delimiter characters. The power-on password and setup password may also be changed using the Security options in Computer Setup.

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