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8 Password security and resetting CMOS

This computer supports security password features, which can be established through the Computer Setup

Utilities menu.

This computer supports two security password features that are established through the Computer Setup

Utilities menu: administrator password and power-on password. When you establish only an administrator

password, any user can access all the information on the computer except Computer Setup. When you

establish only a power-on password, the power-on password is required to access Computer Setup and any

other information on the computer. When you establish both passwords, only the administrator password will

give you access to Computer Setup.

When both passwords are set, the administrator password can also be used in place of the power-on

password as an override to log in to the computer. This is a useful feature for a network administrator.

If you forget one or both passwords, you can clear all passwords by powering o the system, opening the

cover, temporarily removing the PSWD jumper, and booting once. This will erase the administrator and

power-on passwords. You must restore the jumper to create new passwords.

CAUTION: Pushing the CMOS button with power removed will reset the BIOS settings to factory defaults. It

may be useful to back up the BIOS settings or save them as custom defaults before resetting them in case

they are needed later. Back up can be performed in Computer Setup or using the BiosCongUtility tool

available from www.hp.com. See Computer Setup (F10) Utility on page 63 for information on backing up the

BIOS settings.

Resetting the password jumper

CAUTION: Stringent security is a mode where there is no physical bypass of the password function. If

enabled, removing the password jumper will be ignored. To enable this mode, change the security setting

Clear Password Jumper in Password Policies to Ignore.

If you lose or forget the password when in stringent security mode, the system can only be reset by System

Management Command. This is a way for HP Service and Support to provide a secure method to access the

BIOS and command a password reset for a specically identied unit under the direction of the owner. This

scenario may not be covered under warranty.

To prevent needing a customer service event to restore access to the system, record your congured

administrator and power-on passwords in a safe place away from your computer.

To disable the power-on or administrator password features, or to clear the power-on or administrator

passwords, complete the following steps:

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