User Guide HP Slate - Windows 7

Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
Password Function
Administrator password*
●
Must be entered each time you access Setup Utility
(BIOS).
● If you forget your administrator password, you cannot
access Setup Utility (BIOS).
NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of
the power-on password.
NOTE: Your administrator password is not interchangeable
with an administrator password set in Windows, nor is it
displayed as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
NOTE: If you enter the power-on password at the first
password check before the “Press the (-) key for Startup
Menu” message is displayed, you must enter the
administrator password to access Setup Utility (BIOS).
Power-on password* ● Must be entered each time you turn on or restart the
Slate, or exit Hibernation.
●
If you forget your power-on password, you cannot turn
on or restart the Slate, or exit Hibernation.
NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of
the power-on password.
NOTE: A power-on password is not displayed as it is set,
entered, changed, or deleted.
To set, change, or delete an administrator or power-on password in Setup Utility (BIOS):
1. Open Setup Utility (BIOS) by turning on or restarting the Slate. While the “Press the (-) key for
Startup Menu” message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen, press the Volume
down button (-) repeatedly.
2. When the Startup Menu is displayed, press the Volume down button (-) to navigate.
3. Press and hold the Home button, and then press either the Volume down button (-) or the
Volume up button (+) to select Security, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Your changes take effect when the Slate restarts.
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