Dell OptiPlex GX1 Reference And Installation Manual

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Using the System Setup Program 2-93DVVZRUG6WDWXVWhen Setup Password is set to Enabled, Password Status allows you to prevent thesystem password from being changed or disabled at system start-up.To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the SetupPassword option and then change the Password Status option to Locked. In this state,the system password cannot be changed through the System Password option andcannot be disabled at system start-up by pressing .To unlock the system password, you must enter the setup password in the SetupPassword option and then change the Password Status option to Unlocked. In thisstate, the system password can be disabled at system start-up by pressing and then changed through the System Password option.%RRW6HTXHQFHBoot Sequence can be set to Diskette First (the default option), Hard Disk Only,CD-ROM First, or Device List.The termboot refers to the system’s start-up procedure. When turned on, thesystem “bootstraps” itself into an operational state by loading into memory asmall program, which in turn loads the necessary operating system. BootSequence tells the system where to look for the files that it needs to load.'LVNHWWH)LUVWSelecting Diskette First causes the system to try booting from drive A first. If thesystem finds a diskette that is not bootable in the drive or finds a problem withthe drive itself, it displays an error message. If it does not find a diskette in thedrive, the system tries to boot from the hard-disk drive (drive 0), then from theCD-ROM drive, and finally from the Plug and Play network adapters in the orderfound.+DUG'LVN2QO\Selecting Hard Disk Only causes the system to attempt to boot first from the hard-disk drive and then from the Plug and Play network adapters in the order found.&'520)LUVWSelecting CD-ROM First causes the system to try booting from the CD-ROM drivefirst. If the system finds a CD that is not bootable in the drive or finds a problemwith the drive itself, it displays an error message. If it does not find a CD in thedrive, the system tries to boot from drive A, then from drive C, and finally fromthe Plug and Play network adapters in the order found.'HYLFH/LVWDevice List provides access to the Device List screen where you can choose from a listof available boot devices to boot from and specify the order in which your computer