User Manual

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Keeping Your Files Safe
Using passwords in the Windows® operating system
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Deleting or changing a hard disk drive user only password in
System Setup
To delete or change a user only password in System Setup:
1 Click Start, then click Shutdown, and click OK.
The computer shuts down.
2 Hold down the
Esc key and press and hold the power
switch until the on/off light on the system indicator panel
illuminates (green) for approximately one second. When
the following message appears on the screen: “Check
system, Then press [F1] key,” press
F1.
The System Setup screen appears.
3 Press H to move to the HDD PASSWORD section on the
screen.
4 Press the spacebar, then type in your user password and
press
Enter.
5 If you want to change the password, input the new
password.
6 When System Setup prompts you to verify the password,
type it again and press
Enter.
If the two passwords match, System Setup displays:
Registered. If the two passwords do not match, an error
message appears. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter the password
again.
7 If you want to delete the user password, leave the space
blank and press
Enter twice. System Setup displays: Not
Registered
.
8 Press
End to save the change.
9 When System Setup prompts you to confirm your
change, Press
Y.