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Security
HP Administrator Password
The HP administrator password protects the configuration
settings and system identification information in the Setup utility.
After this password is set, it must be entered to access the Setup
utility.
The HP administrator password
■ Is not interchangeable with a Windows administrator
password, although both can use the same word or series
of
letters, or numbers.
■ Does not display as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
■ Must be set and entered with the same type keys. For
example, an HP administrator password set with keyboard
number keys will not be recognized if you enter it with
embedded numeric keypad number keys.
■ Can include any combination of up to 8 letters and numbers
and is not case sensitive.
Setting HP Administrator Passwords
An HP administrator password is set, changed, or deleted in the
Setup utility.
To manage the password:
1. Shut down the notebook. If you are not sure whether the
notebook is off or in hibernation, turn the notebook on by
pressing the power/standby button, and then shut down the
notebook through the operating system.
2. Be sure that the hard drive is inserted into the notebook
(not
into an optional docking device or external MultiBay).