Typing Your System Password; Deleting Or Changing An Existing System Password; Administrator Password; Option Settings - Dell GX620 - 3.6GHz Desktop 1GB RAM 80GB Windows XP SFF User Manual

Typing Your System Password

When you start or restart your computer, the following prompt appears on the screen.
If Password Status is set to Locked:
Type the password and press <Enter>.
If you have assigned an administrator password, the computer accepts your administrator password as
an alternate system password.
If you type a wrong or incomplete system password, the following message appears on the screen:
** Incorrect password. **
If you again type an incorrect or incomplete system password, the same message appears on the
screen. The third and subsequent times you type an incorrect or incomplete system password, the
computer displays the following message:
** Incorrect password. **
Number of unsuccessful password attempts: 3
System halted! Must power down.
Even after your computer is turned off and on, the previous message is displayed each time you type
an incorrect or incomplete system password.
NOTE:
You can use Password Status in conjunction with System Password and Admin Password to
further protect your computer from unauthorized changes.

Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password

Enter system setup.
1
Highlight System Password and press <Enter>.
2
When prompted, type the system password.
3
Press <Enter> twice to clear the existing system password. The setting changes to Not Set.
4
If Not Set is displayed, the system password is deleted. If Not Set is not displayed, press
<Alt><b> to restart the computer, and then repeat steps 3 and 4.
To assign a new password, follow the procedure in
5
Exit system setup.
6

Administrator Password

Option Settings

You cannot change or enter a new administrator password if either of the following two options is
displayed:
• Set — An administrator password is assigned.
• Disabled — The administrator password is disabled by a jumper setting on the system board.
"Assigning a System Password."
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