Password Status; Setup Password; Chassis Intrusion - Dell OptiPlex E1 Reference And Installation Manual

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The System Password category has the following options:
Not Enabled (the default option)
Enabled
Disabled by Jumper
NOTE: Read "Using the System Password Feature" found later in this chapter for
instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing
system password. See "Disabling a Forgotten Password" found later in this chapter
for instructions on disabling a forgotten system password.
When Setup Password is set to Enabled, Password Status allows you to prevent the
system password from being changed or disabled at system start-up.
To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the Setup
Password category and then change the Password Status category to Locked. When
Setup Password has a password assigned and Password Status is Locked, the sys-
tem password cannot be changed through the System Password category and cannot
be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.
To unlock the system password, you must enter the setup password in the Setup
Password category and then change the Password Status category to Unlocked. In
this state, the system password can be disabled at system start-up by pressing
<Ctrl><Enter> and then changed through the System Password category.
Setup Password lets you restrict access to your computer's System Setup program in
the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system password fea-
ture. The options are:
Not Enabled (the default option)
Enabled
Disabled by Jumper
NOTE: Read "Using the Setup Password Feature" found later in this chapter for
instructions on assigning a setup password and using or changing an existing setup
password. See "Disabling a Forgotten Password" found later in this chapter for
instructions on disabling a forgotten setup password.
Chassis Intrusion displays the status of the system chassis intrusion monitor. The
default setting is Not Detected.
If the computer cover is removed, the setting changes from Not Detected to
Detected and the following message is displayed during the boot sequence at system
start-up:
Alert! Cover was previously removed.