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Passwords
After assigning a hard drive password, you must enter it each time you turn on the computer and each time
you resume normal operation from standby mode.
If the hard drive password is enabled, the following message appears each time you turn on the computer:
Please type in the hard-disk drive password and press <Enter>.
To continue, enter your password (maximum of eight characters). Press <Esc> to return the computer to its
previous operating state.
If you do not enter a password within 2 minutes, the computer returns to its previous operating state.
If you enter the wrong password, the following message appears:
Invalid password
[Press Enter to retry]
If the correct password is not entered in three attempts, the computer tries to boot from another bootable
device if the Boot First Device option in the system setup program is set to allow it. If the Boot First
Device option is not set to allow booting from another device, the computer returns to the state it was in
when you turned it on.
If the hard drive password, the external hard drive password, and the primary password are the same, you
are prompted only for the primary password. If the hard drive password is different from the primary
password, you are prompted for both. Two different passwords provide greater security.
NOTE:
The administrator password provides access to the computer, but it does not provide access to a
hard drive that is protected by a hard drive password.
Assigning an Asset Tag
The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag that you or your company assigns to the computer. After
you enter an asset tag, the tag appears in the system setup screens.
You can also use the Asset Tag utility to enter an owner tag that appears in the system log-on screen with the
primary password prompt.
NOTE:
The Drivers and Utilities CD for your computer is a bootable CD.
Viewing Existing Asset Tag and Service Tag
1. Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD.
2. Type cd c:\Dell\Util and press <Enter>.
3. Type asset and press <Enter>.
Assigning an Asset Tag
An asset tag can have up to ten characters; any combination of characters excluding spaces is valid.
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