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Epson 386/25 User Manual

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Disabling an existing password

If you do not know your power-on password and do not want to
set

a

new one, follow these steps to disable the existing

password:

1.

Turn off the computer and follow the instructions under

“Changing the Jumper Settings” in Chapter 5 to disable the

password function by setting jumper JP13 to position A.

2.

Insert the Reference diskette in drive A and turn on the
computer. You do not see the key prompt.

3.

When the Operation Menu appears, highlight Set up

and press

Enter.

Then see “Setting the Power-on Password”

in Chapter 2 and follow the instructions as if you are going

to enter a new password. However, when you see the prompt

to enter a password, press

Enter

immediately. This clears out

the existing password.

Be sure to save the password setting and highlight

* * EXIT AND SAVE

* * when you leave Setup.

4.

Remove the Reference diskette, turn off the computer, and
follow the instructions under “Changing the Jumper

Settings” in Chapter 5 to enable the password function by

setting jumper JP13 to position A.

5.

If you do not have a hard disk, insert the Startup diskette in

drive A. Turn on the computer again. You do not see the
key prompt and the computer loads MS-DOS.

Later, if you want to create a power-on password, run Setup and

enter a password. The jumper is already in the correct position.

D-10 Troubleshooting