Removing the power-on and setup pass-
words:
Removing the power-on and setup passwords:
Do the following to remove the passwords::
1. Power off the computer.
2. Remove the battery and the AC Adapter.
3. Remove the keyboard, see "Keyboard" on page 60.
4. Change DIP switch position (Pin 6) to "Check Pass-
word Disabled", see "Switch Locations" on page
43.
5. Put back keyboard.
6. Connect the AC Adapter.
7. Power on the computer and press F1 to enter the
BIOS Utility menu.
8. The main screen displays as below:
BIOS Utility
System Information
Basic System Settings
Startup Configuration
Onboard Devices Configuration
System Security
Load Default Settings
↑↓
↵
= Move highlight bar,
= Select, Esc = Exit
9. Using the up or down arrow key, select System Secu-
rity.
10. Press the Enter Key. The password selection window
appears:
System Security
Page 1/1
Setup Password -----------------------------------------------
Power-on Password ------------------------------------------
Hard Disk Password ------------------------------------------
↑↓
←→
= Move highlight bar,
= Change setting, F1 = Help
[ None ]
[ None ]
[ None ]
11. Move the highlight bar to Power-on Password.
12. Select None.
13. Move the highlight bar to Setup Password.
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