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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Writer: Jennifer Hale Saved by: Jennifer Hale Saved date: 06/03/99 3:25 PM
Part Number: 103182-001 File name: ch07.doc
Setting the Power-On Password
The power-on password prevents unauthorized use of the
computer when it is turned on, restarted, or resumed from Suspend
or Hibernation.
To set the power-on password
1. Select StartÅSettingsÅControl PanelÅPasswords
ÅComputer Security tab.
2. Select the Set button.
3. Enter your password twice.
NOTE: Type carefully because the password does not display as
you type it.
4. Select OKÅOK to exit.
The password is not case sensitive. However, you must use the
same keys each time you enter the password. For example, the
numbers at the top of the keyboard are not recognized as being the
same numbers in the embedded numeric keypad.
NOTE: The power-on password can also be set through Computer
Setup.
Changing the Power-On Password
CAUTION: You cannot use the computer if you forget your power-on
password. Record the password and put it in a safe place.
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Find the keyboard password symbol for your keyboard
language.
3. Type in sequence at the password prompt: your current
password, keyboard password symbol, your new password,
keyboard password symbol, your new password. (Refer to
“Keyboard Password Symbols” later in this chapter.)
4. Press
Enter.