Service Manual
4. Select the Set Supervisor Password option and press <Enter>.
The system prompts you to Enter Supervisor Password.
5. Type your supervisor password.
You can use up to seven characters in your password.
As you press each character key (or the spacebar key for a blank space), an asterisk (*) placeholder
appears in the field.
The password assignment operation recognizes keys by their location on the keyboard; it is case
sensitive. This means that the software distinguishes between lowercase and uppercase characters.
For example, if you have an M in your password, the system does not recognize either M or m as
correct; your system will only accept M. Certain keys and key combinations are not valid. If you enter
one of these keys or combinations, the system does not accept them. To erase a character when
entering your password, press <Backspace> or the left-arrow key.
NOTE: To escape from the field without assigning a supervisor password, press the
<Esc> key at any time before completing step 5.
6. Press <Enter>.
The system prompts you to Confirm New Password, followed by another empty seven-character field in
square brackets.
To confirm your new password, type it a second time and press <Enter>.
The system tells you the Password Successfully Installed.
The password setting changes to Installed. Your supervisor password is now set; you can exit the
System Setup program and begin using your system. Note, however, that password protection does
not take effect until you reboot the system by turning the system off and then on again
.
Using Your Supervisor Password to Secure Your System Setup
If the Supervisor Password Is option is set to Installed, the following prompt appears:
Enter CURRENT Password
After you type the correct supervisor password and press <Enter>, you can log on to the system as you
normally would.
If a wrong or incomplete supervisor password is entered, the following message appears:
Enter CURRENT Password
If an incorrect or incomplete supervisor password is entered again, the same message appears.
The third and subsequent times an incorrect or incomplete supervisor password is entered, the system
displays the following message: