Deleting Or Changing An Existing User Password; Disabling A Forgotten Password - Dell 2200 User Manual

You must reboot the system before you can attempt to
enter a password again
.
Deleting or Changing an Existing User
Password
To disable the user password, press <Enter> to display
the Set Password dialog box, and then press <Enter> two
more times.
When the User Password Is category displays Disabled, you
can assign a user password or operate the system with no pass-
word assigned.
To change an existing user password, first enter the Sys-
tem Setup program and disable the current password.
Then, with the User Password Is category set to Disabled,
assign a new user password as described in "Assigning a User
Password" found earlier in this section.

Disabling a Forgotten Password

If you forget your user or supervisor password, you can-
not operate your system or change settings in the System
Setup program, respectively, until you open the computer
chassis, change the password jumper setting to disable
the passwords, and erase the existing passwords.
To disable a forgotten password, perform the following
steps:
1. Remove the computer cover according to the
instructions in "Removing the Computer Cover"
in Chapter 6.
CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electro-
static Discharge" in the safety instructions at
the front of this guide.
2. Refer to "Jumpers" and Table B-1 in Appendix B
for jumper information, and to Figure B-1 for the
location of the password jumper (labeled
"PASSWD") on the system board.
3. Remove the jumper plug from the PASSWD
jumper (the disabled setting).
4. Replace the computer cover according to the
instructions in "Replacing the Computer Cover"
in Chapter 6, reconnect your computer to its
power source, and turn it on.
Booting your system with the PASSWD jumper
removed erases the existing password(s).
NOTE: Before you assign a new system and/or
supervisor password, you must reinstall the jumper
plug on the PASSWD jumper.
5. Repeat step 1.
6. Reinstall the jumper plug on the PASSWD
jumper pins (the enabled setting).
7. Repeat step 4.
8. Assign a new system and/or supervisor password.
To assign a new user password, see "Assigning a
User Password" found earlier in this section. To
assign a new supervisor password, see "Assigning a
Supervisor Password" found earlier in this section.
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