Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 - Manual (Page 98)

Using the Password Utility
2. Type the current password and press the Enter key. Your entry is shown as squares so that
it is not seen by other people.
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If you type the correct password, the message "Password check OK" appears on
the next line. Press the Enter key to remove the current password, or press the
Esc key to cancel the action and return to the Password Utility screen.
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If you type the wrong password, the message "Incorrect Password" appears on the
next line and you are prompted to press any key to return to the Password Utility
screen. You may try to remove the password again, or exit the Password Utility
screen by selecting Exit.
Password Function
Once you install the password, you will see the following message every time you start up the computer:
Password
Type the correct password in either upper or lower case and press the Enter key. If you type the correct
password, the screen is cleared and the system begins to load.
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If you type the wrong password, the message "Incorrect Password" appears and you are
prompted to enter the password again. You have three chances to enter the correct
password. If you enter the wrong password three times, the system locks and starts
beeping. If this happens, restart the system by pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys. This time,
you have only one chance to enter the correct password before the system locks.
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