Deskpro Personal Computers Service Reference Guide

Deskpro Service Reference Guide
3-5
Deleting a Power-On 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
é
French Canadian
-
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 in the product-specific MSG for instructions on clearing passwords.