Setting, changing, or deleting a password

To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
  1. Start the Setup Utility program. See Starting the Setup Utility program.

  2. Select Security.

  3. Depending on the password type, select Set Power-On Password, Set Administrator Password, or Hard Disk Password and press Enter.

  4. Follow the instructions on the right side of the screen to set, change, or delete a password.
    Note: A password can be any combination of up to 64 alphabetic and numeric characters. For more information, see Password considerations.
  5. To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard settings). Then, select Yes in the window displayed, and press Enter.