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Keeping Your Files Safe
Using passwords in the Windows® operating system
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Changing the master and user passwords in System Setup
To change the master and user passwords in System Setup:
1Click Start, then click Shutdown, and click OK.
The computer shuts down.
2Hold down the Esc key and press and hold the power
button until the on/off light on the system indicator panel
illuminates (green) for approximately one second. When
the following message appears on the screen: “Check
system, Then press [F1] key,” press F1.
The System Setup screen appears.
3Press H to move to the HDD PASSWORD section on the
screen.
4Use the up and down arrow keys to select the password
you wish to change.
5Press the spacebar, then enter the appropriate password
and press Enter.
6If you want to change your password, input the new
password.
7When System Setup prompts you to verify the password,
type it again and press Enter.
If the two passwords match, System Setup displays:
Registered. Note that you can only change (not delete) the user
password if a master password is registered.
8Press End to save the change.
9When System Setup prompts you to confirm your
change, Press Y.