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support.dell.com Using the System Setup Program 4-7 ! Your Dell system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. Ifsystem security is a concern, you should operate your system only with system pass-word protection.You can assign a system password whenever you use the System Setup program.After a system password is assigned, only those who know the password have fulluse of the system.When the System Password option is set to Enabled, the computer systemprompts you for the system password just after the system boots.To change an existing system password, you must know the password (see the sec-tion “Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password” found later in this chapter).If you assign and later forget a system password, you need to be able to remove thecomputer cover to change a jumper setting that disables the system password feature(see the section “Disabling a Forgotten Password” found later in this chapter). Notethat you erase the setup password at the same time. ! ! ! " !! # ! $ $ " " #Before you can assign a system password, you must enter the System Setup programand check the System Password option.When a system password is assigned, the setting shown for the System Passwordoption is Enabled. When the system password feature is disabled by a jumper settingon the system board, the setting shown is Disabled by Jumper. You cannot changeor enter a new system password if either of these settings is displayed.When no system password is assigned and the password jumper on the systemboard is in the enabled position (its default), the setting shown for the System Pass-word option is Not Enabled. Only when this option is set to Not Enabled can youassign a system password, using the following procedure:1. Verify that the Password Status option is set to Unlocked.2. Highlight the System Password option and then press the left- or right-arrow key.3. Type your new system password.You can use up to seven characters in your password. |
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