HP 95LX - Page 132

Protecting Your Data from Misuse
Because the HP 95LX is so portable, it’s very easy to leave it somewhere—or have
it stolen. Apart from the direct replacement cost of the machine, there may be two
other dire consequences:
* You lose all of the files stored on the machine that haven’t been backed up.
* Someone else potentially gains access to your files—not a good thing if you have
lots of confidential information stored there.
The HP 95LX has two types of password protection—one that requires a password
to turn it on and one (in 1-2-3) that restricts access to 1-2-3 files. Each has its
advantages and disadvantages.
Setting a System-Wide Password
Make sure all of your files on the RAM disk are backed up, as a precaution.
Close all open System Manager-compatible applications.
Press (CJ), (MENU), (Slystem to get the DOS prompt.
Type Password and press (ENTER). You are prompted to enter a password.
Type in your password, carefully—you won't see the characters in the display.
A password may be up to 12 characters long and the case does matter; upper-
case and lowercase are different characters. Press when you've finished.
You are prompted to verify the password. Type it in again and press (ENTER).
7. Decide how you want the password to work—every single time you turn on the
machine or only when you set it manually before you turn it off. If you do
nothing at this point, the password protection will only be active when you turn
off the machine by pressing (instead of (OFF)). If you want to make it
active automatically every time you turn it off, it turns itself off, or a system
reset occurs, type Password 4aand press ENTER).
8. Test the password by turning off the machine (try both and (OFF)) and
turning it back on again. When its active, you will see a scrambled display with
a small prompt box telling you to enter the password. Do so and press
to gain access to your machine.
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