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Type the Supervisor Password and press
e
to access the BIOS Utility.
2. When the User Password is set and Power on boot is set enabled, the following prompt appears at boot-
up when pressing
m
.
Type the User Password (a symbol appears for each character you type) and press
e
to use the computer.
If you enter the password incorrectly, an x symbol appears. Try again and press
e
.
3. When the Power on boot is set enabled, the following prompt appears at boot-up.
4. When the Hard Disk Password is set, the following prompt appears at boot-up.
Type the Hard Disk Password (a symbol appears for each character you type) and press
e
to use the
computer. If you enter the password incorrectly, an x symbol appears. Try again and press
e
.
You have three chances to enter a password. If you successfully entered the password, the system starts
Windows.
Removing a Password
If you fail to enter the password correctly after three tries, the system hangs.
To change a password, follow the same steps used to set a password.
1. Use the cursor
w
/
y
keys to highlight a Password parameter (Supervisor Password, User Password,
Password on boot) and press
e
. The following prompt appears:
2. Type Current Password, leave the “ Enter New Password” blank and press
e
. Leave “ Confirm New
Password” blank and press
e
, then the password is removed.
Enter Password
Enter Password
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