Dell Alienware m18 R2 Owner's Manual page 109

Table 38. System setup options—Passwords menu (continued)
Passwords
System Password
M.2 PCIe SSD-0
Password Configuration
Upper Case Letter
Lower Case Letter
Digit
Special Character
Minimum Characters
Password Bypass
Password Bypass
Password Changes
● Clearing the administrator password also clears the computer password (if set).
Dell Technologies recommends using an administrator password to prevent
unauthorized changes to BIOS setup options.
The System Password prevents the computer from booting to an operating system
without entering the correct password.
The following rules and dependencies apply when the System Password is used -
● The computer shuts down when idle for approximately 10 minutes at
thecomputer password prompt.
● The computer shuts down after three incorrect attempts to enter the computer
password.
● The computer shuts down when the Esc key is pressed at the System Password
prompt.
● The computer password is not prompted when the computer resumes from
standby mode.
Dell Technologies recommends using the computer password in situations where it
is likely that a computer may be lost or stolen.
Enables you to set, change, or delete the M.2 PCIe SSD-0 password.
The Password configuration page includes several options for changing the
requirements of BIOS passwords. You can modify the minimum and maximum
length of the passwords and require passwords to contain certain character classes
(upper case, lower case, digit, special character).
Dell Technologies recommends setting the minimum password length to at least
eight characters.
Enforces password restriction that the password must contain at least one upper
case letter.
By default, the Upper Case Letter option is disabled.
Enforces password restriction that the password must contain at least one lower
case letter.
By default, the Lower Case Letter option is disabled.
Enforces password restriction that the password must contain at least one digit.
By default, the Digit option is disabled.
Enforces the password restriction that the password must contain at least one
special character.
By default, the Special Character option is disabled.
Controls the minimum number of characters that are allowed for a password.
By default, Minimum Characters option is set to 04.
The Password Bypass option allows the computer to reboot from the operating
system without entering the computer or hard drive password. If the computer has
already booted to the operating system, it is presumed that the user has already
entered the correct computer or hard drive password.
NOTE: This option does not remove the requirement to enter the password
after shutting down
By default, Disabled option ins selected.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Password
Bypass option enabled.
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