Desktop Management Guide (3rd Edition)

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Desktop Management Guide
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
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.
✎
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.