Re: query for info x2: price for tp750c, bypass of rom passwd

[Will Dunn <wdunn@leopard.com>]

>Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 23:45:45 -0700
>To: heiby@falkor.chi.il.us
>From: Will Dunn <wdunn@leopard.com>
>Subject: Re: query for info x2:  price for tp750c, bypass of rom passwd
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>>"How do I tell the difference?", I hear you ask. Well, with the 
>>755CE, the "Power On" password has a prompt that looks like a padlock 
>>with a wierd symbol to its left that (from the picture in the manual) 
>>looks like three rectangles somewhat reminiscent of a 3.5" floppy. 
>>The "Hard-Disk" password prompt looks similar, but instead of the 
>>strange rectangles symbol, there is a symbol which looks like a 
>>traditional flow-chart symbol for files on disk. Clear?
>>
>>"But what about the Supervisor password?", I hear you cry. Well, from 
>>my reading of my manual, it looks like you are really screwed. I 
>>can't figure out how (if at all) you can tell the difference by 
>>booting the system whether you are looking at a "Power On" password 
>>or a "Supervisor" password.
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>Simple way to tell-- the power on password comes up at power on.  The
"supervisor" password only comes up if one tries to access the EZ-setup (aka
BIOS) or if there is an error which would kick one to the EZ-setup screen.
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>--wwd
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