Using Your System Password To Secure Your System; Deleting Or Changing System Password And Setup Password - Dell PowerEdge R230 Owner's Manual

8. Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again.
A message prompts you to save the changes.
NOTE: Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots.

Using your system password to secure your system

About this task
If you have assigned a setup password, the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system
password.
Steps
1. Turn on or reboot your system.
2. Type your system password and press Enter.
Next steps
When Password Status is set to Locked, type the password and press Enter when prompted at reboot.
NOTE: If an incorrect system password is typed, the system displays a message and prompts you to
reenter your password. You have three attempts to type the correct password. After the third
unsuccessful attempt, the system displays an error message that the system stops functioning and
must be turned off.
Even after you turn off and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct
password is entered.
Deleting or changing system password and setup
password
Prerequisites
Ensure that the password jumper is Enabled and the Password Status is set to Unlocked before
attempting to delete or change the existing system or setup password.
NOTE: You cannot delete or change an existing system or setup password if the Password Status is
set to Locked.
Steps
1. To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after a turning on or restarting your system.
2. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS → System Security.
3. On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked.
4. In the System Password field, alter or delete the existing system password, and then press Enter or
Tab.
5. In the Setup Password field, alter or delete the existing setup password, and then press Enter or Tab.
If you change the system and setup password a message prompts you to reenter the new password.
If you delete the system and setup password, a message prompts you to confirm the deletion.
6. Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again, and a message prompts you to save
the changes.
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