User's Manual

9–8 Hardware and Software Guide
Security
DRAFT Revised: 8/24/04
File: Chap9.fm
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hp CONFIDENTIAL
August 24, 2004 4:02 pm
Using HP Administrator Passwords
The HP administrator password protects the configuration
settings and system identification information in Computer Setup.
After it is set, this password must be entered to access Computer
Setup. The HP administrator password
■ Is not interchangeable with a Windows administrator
password, although both can use the same word or series
of letters, or numbers.
■ Does not display as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
■ Must be set and entered with the same keys. For example, an
HP administrator password set with keyboard number keys
will not be recognized if you enter it with embedded numeric
keypad number keys.
■ Can include any combination of up to 32 letters and numbers
and is not case sensitive.
Setting HP Administrator Passwords
An HP administrator password is set, changed, or deleted in
Computer Setup. To manage the password:
1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the tablet
PC. Press
f10 while the F10 = ROM Based Setup message is
displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
❏ To change the language, press f2.
❏ For navigation instructions, press f1.
2. Use the arrow keys to select the Security menu >
Administrator Password, and then press
enter.
❏ To set an HP administrator password, type your password
in the New Password and Verify New Password fields,
and then press
f10.