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Desktop Management
3. Select Security, then Power-On Password and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. Before exiting, on the File menu, select Save Changes and Exit.
Entering a User Password
To enter a power-on password, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type your current password, then press Enter.
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Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, the message “Invalid Password, Press any key to continue!”
appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on
again before you can continue.
Entering a Supervisor Password
If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools
Embedded Security Guide, on the Documentation CD.
If a Supervisor password has been established on the computer, you will be prompted to enter it
each time you run Computer Setup.
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. 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.
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If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and press
and hold 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 Enter Password box appears on the monitor, type the supervisor password, then
press
Enter.
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Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.
If you enter the password incorrectly, the message “Invalid Password, Press any key to continue!”
appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on
again before you can continue.