• Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).A message prompts you to re-enter the system password.6. Re-enter the system password that you entered earlier and click OK.7. Select Setup Password, enter your system password and press or .A message prompts you to re-enter the setup password.8. Re-enter the setup password that you entered earlier and click OK.9. Press to return to the System BIOS screen. Press again, and a message prompts you tosave the changes.NOTE: Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots.Using your system password to secure your systemPrerequisitesNOTE: If you have assigned a setup password, the system accepts your setup password as analternate system password.Steps1. Turn on or reboot your system.2. Type your password and press .Next stepsWhen Password Status is Locked, type the password and press when prompted at reboot.If an incorrect system password is entered, the system displays a message and prompts you to re-enteryour password. You have three attempts to enter the correct password. After the third unsuccessfulattempt, the system displays an error message that the system has halted and must be powered down.Even after you shut down and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correctpassword is entered.NOTE: You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the System Password andSetup Password options to protect your system from unauthorized changes.Deleting or changing an existing system and/or setuppasswordPrerequisitesEnsure that the Password jumper is set to enabled and the Password Status is set to Unlocked beforeattempting to delete or change the existing System and/or Setup password. You cannot delete or changean existing System or Setup password if the Password Status is Locked.Steps1. To enter System Setup, press immediately after a power-on or restart.2. In the System Setup Main Menu, select System BIOS and press .The System BIOS screen is displayed.3. In the System BIOS Screen, select System Security and press .The System Security screen is displayed.4. In the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked.33
