Using Passwords
Entering a password
After you have set a password, a password prompt appears at the
top left corner of the screen. This prompt appears each time you
power on your computer or when your computer returns from
suspend mode to normal operation.
However, a password prompt is not displayed if the computer
returns to normal operation because of a preset timer or an
incoming call on the modem. In this case, you will have to display
it by pressing a key or moving the pointing device.
To enter a password, do the following:
1
Type your password.
The symbol appears each time you press a key. Don't hold
down a key too long, because the same character will be
entered continuously.
2
Press the Enter key.
An OK appears if you enter the correct password, and an X
appears if you enter the wrong password. If you fail to enter
the correct password in three tries, you must power off the
computer, wait 5 seconds, and then power it on again and
retry.
Setting a password
To set a password, do the following:
1
Start Easy-Setup.
a)
Press and hold F1; then power on the computer.
b)
Hold F1 until the “Easy-Setup” menu appears.
2
Click Password in the “Easy-Setup” menu. For more
information on the “Password” submenu
“Easy-Setup” on page 16.
3
Click the type of password you want to set: Power-On,
HDD, or Supervisor.
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