Dell OptiPlex GX300 User Manual page 79

The System Password option has the following settings:
Not Enabled (the default)
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Enabled
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Disabled
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NOTE: See "Using the System Password
system password. See "Disabling a Forgotten
Password Status
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 Setup Password and then change the Password Status option to
Locked. When Setup Password has a password assigned and Password Status is set to Locked, the system password cannot be changed
through the System Password option and cannot be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.
To unlock the system password, you must enter the setup password in Setup Password and then change the Password Status option to
Unlocked. When the option is set to Unlocked, you can disable the system password at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>. Then change
the password through the System Password option.
Setup Password
Setup Password lets you restrict access to System Setup in the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system password
feature. Dell strongly recommends that you enable and use this feature to prevent unauthorized changes to System Setup settings.
The System Password option has the following settings:
Not Enabled (the default)
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Enabled
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Disabled
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NOTE: See "Using the Setup Password
setup password. See "Disabling a Forgotten
Chassis Intrusion
Chassis Intrusion displays the status of the system chassis intrusion monitor and can be set to Enabled, Enabled-Silent, or Disabled. The
default is Enabled.
If the computer cover is removed while the intrusion monitor is set to Enabled, a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) event is generated, the
setting changes to Detected, and the following message appears during the boot routine at the next system start-up:
Alert! Cover was previously removed.
If the computer cover is removed while the intrusion monitor is set to Enabled-Silent, a DMI event is generated and the setting changes to
Detected, but the alert message does not appear during the boot sequence at the next system start-up.
If the intrusion monitor is set to Disabled, no intrusion monitoring occurs and no messages appear.
To reset the Detected setting, enter System Setup during the system's POST. In the Chassis Intrusion option, press the left- or right-arrow key to
select Reset, and then choose Enabled, Enabled-Silent, or Disabled.
NOTE: When the setup password is enabled, you must know the setup password before you can reset the Chassis Intrusion option.
Remote System Alert
Remote System Alert determines whether the system sends alert information (such as a chassis intrusion alert when the computer cover has
been removed) over the network to a Dell OpenManage™ server. When Enabled is selected, the system sends alert information. When Disabled
is selected, the system does not send alert information.
When your system is turned off, it does not send remote system alert information until the next time the system is turned on.
CPU Serial Number
CPU Serial Number determines whether the microprocessor serial number(s) (if any) is provided to programs that request it. When Enabled is
selected, the system provides the microprocessor serial number(s) to programs that request it. When Disabled is selected, the system never
Feature" for instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing
Password" for instructions on disabling a forgotten system password.
Feature" for instructions on assigning a setup password and using or changing an existing
Password" for instructions on disabling a forgotten setup password.