2-18 Software Reference
Deleting a Power-On or Setup Password
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start Æ Shut Down Æ Restart
the Computer. To delete the setup password, run Computer Setup.
2. When the key icon appears, type your current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate
delimiter character as shown:
current password/
✎
Refer to the “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” section in this chapter for
information about alternate delimiter characters.
National Keyboard Delimiter Characters
Each keyboard is designed to meet country-specific requirements. The syntax and keys that you
use for changing or deleting your password depend on the keyboard that came with your
computer.
Arabic / Greek - Russian /
Belgian = Hebrew . Slovakian -
BHCSY* - Hungarian - Spanish -
Brazilian / Italian - Swedish/Finnish /
Chinese / Japanese / Swiss -
Czech - Korean / Taiwanese /
Danish - Latin American - Thai /
French ! Norwegian - Turkish .
French Canadian é Polish - U.K. English /
German - Portuguese - U.S. English /
* For Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia
Clearing Passwords
If you forget your password, you cannot access the computer. Refer to the “Connectors, Jumpers,
and Switches” chapter for instructions on clearing passwords.