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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 Startup diskette
in drive A.
2.
Turn on or reset the computer. The screen displays a key
prompt:
3.
At the key prompt, type your power-on password. The key
turns when you type a character, but the screen does not
display the characters you type. Then press Enter.
After you type the complete password correctly and press Enter,
a happy face character appears. Then the computer loads
MS-DOS and displays the MS-DOS command prompt. If you
are using version 4.01 and you installed the Shell program when
you installed MS-DOS; you see the Shell Start Programs menu
instead of the command prompt.
You have three chances to enter the correct password. If you do
not enter the correct password at the first or second key prompt,
another key prompt appears. If you do not enter the correct
password at the third key prompt, the screen displays a zero, the
keyboard locks
up, and you cannot use the computer. Reset the
computer and try to enter the correct password again. (See
“Resetting the Computer,” above, for instructions.)
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