HP EliteBook 840 G3 - Manual (Page 67)

5. When prompted, type your new password once and then again to confirm.
6. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select the Exit icon in the lower-right corner of the
screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
Use the arrow keys to select Main > Save Changes and Exit, and then press
enter .
Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts.
Deleting a BIOS administrator password
1. Turn on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu”
message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2. Press f10 to enter Computer Setup.
3. Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select Security > Change Password, and then press enter .
4. When prompted, type your current password.
5. When prompted for the new password, leave the field empty, and then press enter .
6. When prompted to type your new password again, leave the field empty, and then press enter .
7. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, select the Exit icon in the lower-right corner of the
screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
Use the arrow keys to select Main > Save Changes and Exit, and then press
enter .
Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts.
Entering a BIOS administrator password
At the BIOS administrator password prompt, type your password (using the same kind of keys you used to
set the password), and then press enter . After 3 unsuccessful attempts to enter the BIOS administrator
password and another attempt with the on-screen keyboard that is displayed, you must restart the computer
and try again.
Managing a Computer Setup DriveLock password
CAUTION: To prevent the DriveLock-protected hard drive from becoming permanently unusable, record the
DriveLock user password and the DriveLock master password in a safe place away from your computer. If you
forget both DriveLock passwords, the hard drive will be permanently locked and can no longer be used.
DriveLock protection prevents unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive. DriveLock can be applied
only to the internal hard drive(s) of the computer. After DriveLock protection is applied to a drive, a password
must be entered to access the drive. The drive must be inserted into the computer or an advanced port
replicator in order for it to be accessed by the DriveLock passwords.
NOTE: A BIOS Administrator password must be set before you can access the DriveLock features.
To apply DriveLock protection to an internal hard drive, a user password and a master password must be set
in Computer Setup. Note the following considerations about using DriveLock protection:
● After DriveLock protection is applied to a hard drive, the hard drive can be accessed only by entering
either the user password or the master password.
● The owner of the user password should be the day-to-day user of the protected hard drive. The owner of
the master password may be either a system administrator or the day-to-day user.
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