Operating With A Setup Password Enabled; System Information; Viewing System Information - Dell PowerEdge R530 Owner's Manual

Operating with a setup password enabled

If Setup Password is set to Enabled, type the correct setup password before modifying the system setup options.
If you do not type the correct password in three attempts, the system displays the following message:
Invalid Password! Number of unsuccessful password attempts: <x> System Halted! Must power down.
Even after you turn off and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct password is typed. The following options are
exceptions:
• If System Password is not set to Enabled and is not locked through the Password Status option, you can assign a system password.
For more information, see the System Security Settings screen section.
• You cannot disable or change an existing system password.
NOTE: You can use the password status option with the setup password option to protect the system password from
unauthorized changes.
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System Security

System Information

You can use the System Information screen to view system properties such as Service Tag, system model name, and the BIOS version.
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System Information details
System BIOS

Viewing System Information

Viewing System Information
To view the System Information screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3 On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4 On the System BIOS screen, click System Information.
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System Information
System Information details
The System Information screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
System Model Specifies the system model name.
Name
System BIOS Specifies the BIOS version installed on the system.
Version
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