2-14 Dell OptiPlex GXiMini Tower Systems Reference and Installation Guide4. Reconnect your computer and peripherals totheir power sources, and turn them on.Booting your system with the PSWD jumper plugremoved erases the existing password(s).NOTE: Before you assign a new system and/or setuppassword, you must replace the PSWD jumper plug.5. Repeat step 1.6. Replace the PSWD jumper plug to reenable thepassword features.7. Replace the computer cover, reconnect the com-puter and peripherals to their power sources, andturn them on.Booting the system with the PSWD jumper installedreenables the password features. When you enter theSystem Setup program, both password categoriesappear as Not Enabled, meaning that the passwordfeatures are enabled but that no passwords have beenassigned.8. Assign a new system and/or setup password.To assign a new system password, see “Assigning aSystem Password” found earlier in this chapter. Toassign a new setup password, see “Assigning a SetupPassword” found earlier in this chapter.Responding to Error MessagesIf an error message appears on your monitor screen whilethe system is booting, make a note of the message. Then,before entering the System Setup program, refer to yourDiagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for an explana-tion of the message and suggestions for correcting anyerrors. (However, it is normal to receive an error messagethe first time you boot the system after a memoryupgrade. In that case, you do not need to refer to theDiagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide; instead refer tothe instructions in “Performing a Memory Upgrade” inChapter 6 of this guide.)If you are given an option of pressing either to con-tinue or to run the System Setup program, press the key.
