Assigning A System Password; Deleting Or Changing An Existing System Password - Dell OptiPlex GX1 Reference And Installation Manual

Your Dell system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If
system security is a concern, you should operate your system only with system
password protection.
You can assign a system password, as described in the next subsection, " Assigning a
System Password," whenever you use the System Setup program. After a system
password is assigned, only those who know the password have full use of the
system.
When the System Password option is set to Enabled, the computer system prompts
you for the system password just after the system boots.
To change an existing system password, you must know the password (see "Deleting
or Changing an Existing System Password" found later in this section). If you assign
and later forget a system password, you need to be able to remove the computer
cover to change a jumper setting that disables the system password feature (see
"Disabling a Forgotten Password" found later in this chapter). Note that you
erase the setup password at the same time.
Before you can assign a system password, you must enter the System Setup program
and check the System Password option.
When a system password is assigned, the option shown in the System Password
option is Enabled. When the system password feature is disabled by a jumper setting
on the system board, the option shown is Disabled by Jumper. You cannot change or
enter a new system password if either of these options is displayed.
When no system password is assigned and the password jumper on the system
board is in the enabled position (its default setting), the option shown for the System
Password option is Not Enabled. Only when this option is set to Not Enabled can you
assign a system password , using the following procedure:
For instructions on changing the setting for Password Status, see "Password
Status" found earlier in this chapter.
The option heading changes to Enter Password, followed by an empty seven-
character field in square brackets.
You can use up to seven characters in your password.
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