NOTE: Type carefully. For security reasons, the characters you enter 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 restart the workstation before you can continue.
Changing a power-on or setup password
1. Restart the workstation.
2. To change the Setup password, as soon as the workstation is turned on, press and hold the F10
key until you enter the Computer Setup (F10) Utility. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if
necessary.
NOTE: If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation and press
and hold the F10 key again to access the utility.
If you are using a PS2 keyboard, you might see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
3. When the key icon appears, enter the current password, a slash (/) or alternate delimiter character,
your new password, another slash (/) or alternate delimiter character, and your new password again
as shown: current password/new password/new password
NOTE: Type carefully. For security reasons, the characters you enter do not appear on the
screen.
4. Press Enter.
The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the workstation.
NOTE: See a National keyboard delimiter characters on page 45 for information about the alternate
delimiter characters. The power-on password and setup password can also be changed using the
Security options in the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
Deleting a power-on or setup password
1. Power on or restart the workstation.
2. To delete the power-on password, go to step 3.
To delete the Setup Password, as soon as the workstation is powered on, press and hold the
F10 key until you enter the Computer Setup (F10) Utility. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if
necessary.
NOTE: If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer
and press and hold the F10 key again to access the utility.
Use the appropriate operating system shutdown process. To delete the setup password, run the
Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
3. When the key icon appears, enter your current password followed by a slash (/) or alternate
delimiter character as shown: current password/
4. Press Enter.
NOTE: See the National keyboard delimiter characters on page 45 section for information about the
alternate delimiter characters. The power-on password and setup password can also be changed using
the Security options in the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
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 workstation.
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