2-14 Dell OptiPlex Gs and Gs+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide5. Reconnect your computer to its power source,and turn it 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.6. Repeat step 1.7. Replace the PSWD jumper plug (the enablesetting).8. Replace the computer cover, reconnect the com-puter and peripherals to their power sources, andturn them on.Booting with the PSWD jumper installed reenablesthe password features. When you enter the SystemSetup program, both password categories appear asNOT ENABLED, meaning that the password featuresare enabled but that no passwords have beenassigned.9. 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. (An exception to this routine occurs after youinstall a memory upgrade; it is normal to receive an errormessage the first time you boot the system after a mem-ory upgrade. In that case, you do not need to refer to theDiagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide—follow theinstructions in “Performing a Memory Upgrade” inChapter 6 of this guide.)If you are given an option of pressing either <F1> to con-tinue or <F2> to run the System Setup program, press the<F2> key.93816BK0.BK : 93816c20.frm Page 14 Monday, September 16, 1996 1:21 PM
