Deleting a Setup or Power-On password
To delete the power-on or setup password, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer.
To delete the Setup password, go to step 2.
To delete the Power-on password, go to step 3.
2. To delete the Setup password, as soon as the computer turns on:
Press the Esc key while “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed.
Press the F10 key to enter Computer Setup.
3. When the key icon appears, type your current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter
character, password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and your new password
again as your new password again as shown:
current password/
NOTE: Type the new password carefully since the characters do not appear on the screen.
4. Press Enter.
Resetting the password jumper
CAUTION: If you enable the stringent security feature in Computer Setup and you forget the setup
password or the power-on password, the computer is inaccessible and can no longer be used.
Enabling the stringent password disables the ability to reset the password by moving the jumper on the
system board.
If you lose or forget the password, the system board must be replaced. This scenario is not covered
under warranty.
To prevent the computer from becoming permanently unusable, record your configured setup password
or power-on password in a safe place away from your computer. Without these passwords, the
computer cannot be unlocked.
Deleting a Setup or Power-On password
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