Using The Setup Password Feature - Dell OptiPlex GX1 Installation Manual

To delete or change an existing system password, perform the following steps:
1. Enter the System Setup program, and verify that the Password Status option is set to Unlocked.
Refer to "Entering the System Setup
2. Reboot your system to force it to prompt you for a system password.
3. When prompted, type the system password.
4. Press the <Ctrl><Enter> key combination to disable the existing system password, instead of pressing <Enter> to continue with
the normal operation of your system.
5. Confirm that Not Enabled is displayed for the System Password option of the System Setup program.
If Not Enabled appears in the System Password option, the system password has been deleted. If you want to assign a new password,
continue to step 6. If Not Enabled is not displayed for the System Password option, press the <Alt><p> key combination to reboot the
system, and then repeat steps 3 through 5.
6. To assign a new password, follow the procedure in

Using the Setup Password Feature

Your Dell system is shipped to you without the setup password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, you should operate your system
with setup password protection.
You can assign a setup password, as described in
password is assigned, only those who know the password have full use of the System Setup program.
To change an existing setup password, you must know the setup password (see
assign and later forget a setup password, you need to remove the computer cover to change a jumper setting that disables the setup password
feature (see "Disabling a Forgotten
Assigning a Setup Password
A setup password can be assigned (or changed) only when the Setup Password option is set to Not Enabled. To assign a setup password,
perform the following steps:
1. Enter the System Setup program and go to Page 2 of the System Setup screens.
Refer to "Entering the System Setup
2. Highlight the Setup Password option and press the left- or right-arrow key.
The system prompts you to enter and verify the password. If a character is illegal for password use, the system emits a beep.
NOTE: The setup password can be the same as the system password.
3. Enter and verify the password, and click OK.
A change to the Setup Password option becomes effective immediately (rebooting the system is not required).
Highlight the Setup Password option and press the left- or right-arrow key. The system prompts you to enter and verify the password. If a
character is illegal for password use, the system emits a beep.
NOTES: The setup password can be the same as the system password.
If the two passwords are different, the setup password can be used as an alternate system password. However, the system
password cannot be used in place of the setup password.
After you verify the password, the Setup Password setting changes to Enabled. The next time you enter the System Setup program, the
system prompts you for the setup password.
Operating With a Setup Password Enabled
If Setup Password is set to Enabled, you must enter the correct setup password before you can modify the majority of the System Setup options.
When you start the System Setup program, Page 2 of the System Setup screens appears with the Setup Password option highlighted, prompting
you to type the password.
If you do not enter the correct password in three tries, the system lets you view, but not modify, the System Setup screens—with the following
exception:
If System Password is not enabled and is not locked via the Password Status option, you can assign a system password (however,
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