you can use any combination of up to seven characters (a–z, a–z, and 0–9) for the user (power-on) password or the administrator password. when you have set one or both of the passwords, record the passwords and keep them in a secure place.

    if both a user and administrator password are set, you can type either password at the password prompt that appears as you start your computer. however, if you want to change the settings in the configuration/setup utility program, you must type the administrator password to access the full configuration menus. if you type the user password, you can only view limited information in the configuration/setup utility program.

    keep a record of your password in a secure place. if you forget the user or administrator password, you can regain access to the computer through one of the following methods:

    1 if you have forgotten the user password and an administrator password is set, type the administrator password at the power-on prompt. start the configuration/setup utility program and change the user password.

    2 clear cmos settings by changing the position of the cmos recovery jumper (jbat1). see “erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing cmos)” on page 89 for instructions.

    3 remove the battery and then install the battery. see “replacing the battery” on page 90 for instructions.