IBM SA38-0512-03 manual Power-On Password

Password

When you select this icon, the following screen is displayed.

Power-On Password

Setting

a

power-on

password

helps

protect information

stored

in

your

system

unit. I

a

power-on

password

is

set

for

your

system

unit,

the Power-On status

icon

is sho

in

the

locked

position;

if

a

power-on password is

not set, then the Power-On stat

icon

is

shown

in

the

unlocked

position

(as

in

the

screen

above).

When you select the Entry icon, a screen with 8

empty boxes appears. Type your

password in these boxes. You

can use

any

combination

of

up

to eight

characters

(A–Z,

a–z,

and

0–9)

for

your

password. As

you type

a character,

a

key

appears

the

box.

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