Using a Power-on Password
If you set a power-on password when you ran the SETUP
program, you must enter it every time you turn on or reset the
computer. Follow these steps to use your password:
1.
If you do not have a hard disk, insert your system diskette in
drive A.
2.
Turn on the computer or press
RESET.
After the computer
completes its memory test, the screen displays the
following prompt:
Enter Password :
3.
Type your password at the prompt. The screen does not
display the characters you type. Then press
[Entwl.
After you type the password correctly and press
I,
you see
the
Press <Del> to start SETUP prompt.
If you do not
press
m,
the computer loads your operating system and
displays the command prompt.
If
you do not enter the correct password the first time, press
c5
EM
and try again.
Note
If you turned on network server mode when you ran the
SETUP program, see “Using Your Computer as a Network
Server” in Chapter 2 for instructions on using the power-on
password.
If you want to change or delete your current password,
you must run the SETUP program. See Chapter 2 of the
Setup
Guide
for instructions. If you do not know the correct
password, see “Password Problems” in Appendix C.
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