System And Setup Password; Assigning A System Setup Password - Dell Alienware x17 R1 Service Manual

Table 6. System setup options—Boot menu (continued)
Boot
File Browser Add Boot Option
Windows Boot Manager
UEFI Boot
Table 7. System setup options—Exit menu
Exit
Exit Saving Changes
Save Change Without Exit
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Optimal Defaults
Discard Changes

System and setup password

Table 8. System and setup password
Password type
System password
Setup password
You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
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: System and setup password feature is disabled.

Assigning a system setup password

Prerequisites
You can assign a new System or Admin Password only when the status is in Not Set.
About this task
To enter the system setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot.
Steps
1. In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select Security and press Enter.
The Security screen is displayed.
Default: UEFI
Allows you to add the boot options.
Display boot options in Windows
Enables or disables UEFI boot.
Default: Disabled
Allows you to exit system setup and save your changes.
Allows you to save your changes without exiting the BIOS
setup.
Allows you to exit the BIOS setup without saving the
changes.
Allows you to restore default values for all system setup
options.
Allows you to load previous values for all system setup
options.
Description
Password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Password that you must enter to access and make changes to
the BIOS settings of your computer.
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