System And Setup Password; Assigning A System Password And Setup Password - Alienware Area-51 R3 Threadripper Edition Service Manual

Table 8. System setup options—Exit menu
Save & Exit
Save Changes and Reset
Discard Changes and Reset
Restore Defaults

System and setup password

You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your
computer.
Password type Description
System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Setup password
CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for
the data on your computer.
CAUTION: Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it
is not locked and left unattended.
NOTE: Your computer is shipped with the system and setup
password feature is disabled.

Assigning a system password and setup password

You can assign a new System Password only when the status is in Not Set.
To enter the system setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or re-boot.
1 In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select Security and press
Enter.
The Security screen is displayed.
Password that you must enter to access and make
changes to the BIOS settings of your computer.
Allows you to exit system setup and
save your changes.
Allows you to exit system setup and
load previous values for all system
setup options.
Allows you to load default values for
all system setup options.
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