Typing Your System Password; Deleting Or Changing An Existing System Password; Administrator Password; Assigning An Administrator Password - Dell OptiPlex 755 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

1. Enter system setup (see Entering System
2. Highlight System Password and press <Enter>.
3. When prompted, type the system password.
4. Press <Enter> twice to clear the existing system password. The setting changes to Not Set.
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.
5. To assign a new password, follow the procedure in
6. Exit system setup.

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.
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Disabled — The administrator password is disabled by a jumper setting on the system board.
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You can only assign an administrator password when the following option is displayed:
Not Set — No administrator password is assigned and the password jumper on the system board is in the enabled position (the default setting).
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Assigning an Administrator Password

The administrator password can be the same as the system password.
NOTE: If the two passwords are different, the administrator password can be used as an alternate system password. However, the system password
cannot be used in place of the administrator password.
1. Enter system setup (see Entering System
2. Highlight Admin Password and press the left- or right-arrow key.
The computer prompts you to type and verify the password. If a character is not permitted, the computer emits a beep.
Setup).
Assigning a System Password.
Setup) and verify that Admin Password is set to Not Set.