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Using Intelligent Manageability
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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 Password
To change the power-on or setup password, complete the
following steps:
1. To change the Power-On Password, turn on the computer.
To change the Setup Password, turn on the computer and
run Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon is displayed, enter your current
password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and
your new password, as shown:
current password/new password/new password
Refer to the section “National Keyboard Delimiter
Characters” in this chapter for information on the delimiter
syntax and keys required to change passwords.
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Type carefully; for security reasons, the characters you type do not
display on the screen.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on
the computer.
Deleting a Password
To delete the power-on or setup password, complete the
following steps:
1. To delete the Power-On Password, turn on the computer.
To delete the Setup Password, turn on the computer and
run Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon is displayed, enter your current
password followed by a slash (/) or alternate delimiter
character as shown:
current password/
This deletes the password until you establish a new one
through the Security Management option in Computer
Setup.
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