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HP DX2000 User Manual

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Service Reference Guide, dx2000 uT

359782-002

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Desktop Management

Entering a Power-On Password

To enter a power-on password, complete the following steps:

1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.

2. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type your current password, then press

Enter.

Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.

If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three
unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue.

Entering a Setup Password

If a setup password has been established on the computer, you will be prompted to enter it each
time you run Computer Setup.

1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.

2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press and hold the

F10

key until you enter Computer

Setup. Press

Enter

to bypass the title screen, if necessary.

If you do not press the

F10

key at the appropriate time, you must turn the computer off, then on

again, and press the

F10

key again to access the utility.

If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.

3. When the key icon appears on the monitor, type the setup password, then press the

Enter

key.

Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not appear on the screen.

If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three
unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue.

Changing a Power-On or Setup Password

1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart.

To change the setup password, run Computer Setup.

2. To change the Power-On password, go to step 3.

To change the Setup password, as soon as the computer is turned on, press and hold the

F10

key until you enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.

If you do not press the

F10

key at the appropriate time, you must turn the computer off, then on

again, and press the

F10

key again to access the utility.

If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you may see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.