Dell PowerEdge M630 Owner's Manual page 33

Deleting or changing system and setup password
Prerequisite
NOTE: You cannot delete or change an existing system or setup password if the Password Status is set to Locked.
Steps
1.
Toenter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning onorrestarting your system.
2. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS → System Security.
3. On the SystemSecurityscreen, ensure that PasswordStatusis settoUnlocked.
4. In the System Password field, alter ordelete the existing system password, andthen press Enter or Tab.
5. In the Setup Password field, alter or delete the existing setup password, and then press Enter or Tab.
If you change the system andsetup password, amessage prompts you to reenter the new password. If you delete the system
and setup password, amessage prompts youto confirm the deletion.
6. Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again, and a message prompts you to save the changes.
Related links
System Security
Operating with a setup password enabled
If Setup Password is setto Enabled, type the correct setup password before modifying the system setup options. If
you do not type the correct password in three attempts, the system displays the following message:
Invalid Password! Number of unsuccessful password attempts: <x> System Halted! Must power
down.
Even after you turn off and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct password is typed. The following
options areexceptions:
If System Password is not set to Enabled and is not locked through the Password Status option, youcan assign asystem
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password. For more information, see the System Security Settings screen section.
• You cannot disable or change an existing system password.
NOTE: Youcan use the password status option with the setup password option to protect the system password from
unauthorized changes.
Related links
System Security
System Information
You can use the System Information screen to view system properties such as Service Tag, system model name, and the BIOS
version.
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System Information details
System BIOS
Viewing System Information
Viewing System Information
To view the System Information screen, perform the following steps:
1.
Turn on, or restart your system.
2.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
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