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Software Guide
Passwords
Responding to a Power-On Password Prompt
Either a power-on password or a supervisor password can be
entered at a power-on password prompt. Either password can
be entered with or without an optional keyboard.
At the power-on password prompt, a pen-activated on-screen
keypad is displayed. To enter your power-on or supervisor
password, use either of the following methods:
■
Tap your password onto the on-screen keypad with the
pen tip, then select Enter on the on-screen keypad.
■
Type your password on an optional keyboard, then press
enter.
After 3 unsuccessful attempts to enter a password, you must
turn off the tablet PC by sliding and holding the power switch for
4 seconds, then turn on the tablet PC to try again.
Restarting
the
tablet PC will not set the system to accept a fourth attempt.
Changing or Clearing a Power-On Password
To change or clear a power-on password, an optional keyboard
must be in the system. The keyboard may be a tablet PC keyboard
or a standard keyboard connected by USB.
A power-on password is changed or cleared in the Setup utility.
1. To open the Setup utility, turn on or restart the tablet PC.
While the Compaq logo is displayed and a cursor is flashing
in the upper right corner of the screen, press the esc button on
the tablet PC, or press
F10
on an optional keyboard.
To change the language, select Advanced > Languages. To
navigate and select, use the arrow and
enter
keys.
2. To access the power-on password settings, select the Security
menu > Set Power-On Password, then press
enter.
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