HP OmniBook 5700 Notebook PC - Manual (Page 36)

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• PC identification protection. Prevents an unauthorized person from changing
your identification stored in the computer.
• Separate user and administrator passwords. The user password is the
general password for most types of protection. The administrator password can
serve as a backup for the user password—you can enter it any time the user
password is requested. The administrator password can provide setup and PC ID
protection, and you can use it to change or delete the user password.
Hint
Before you type a password, check the status of Num Lock in the Status Panel.
Normally, you’d want it off so you can type letters.
Use the following steps to set up password security.
1. Run the System Configuration Utility and use its System menu Passwords
commands (rebooting is not required).
–or–
Run OmniBook Tools and click the Password button.
2. Choose to set a user or administrator password according to the table below.
The password can contain up to eight characters. The display shows * for each
character in your password. After you type the password, press TAB and type it
again in the Verify box.
3. Set or clear the password options you want according to the table below.