Deleting An Existing Supervisor Password; Assigning Or Changing A User Password - Dell 4100 User Manual

7. To confirm your supervisor password, type it
again and press <
ENTER
The
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
ENABLED. Your supervisor password is now set,
but it does not become operational until you save the
configuration and exit the utility.

Deleting an Existing Supervisor Password

To delete an existing supervisor password, perform the
following steps:
NOTE: Deleting the supervisor password automatically
deletes the user password if one has been assigned.
1. Start the EISA Configuration Utility as described
in "Starting the EISA Configuration Utility"
found earlier in this chapter.
2. At the Main Menu, select
The system prompts you for a supervisor password.
Type the password and press <
3. At the Steps in Configuring Your Computer
menu, select
STEP 3: VIEW OR EDIT DETAILS
4. Select the
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
press < >.
ENTER
A dialog box with an Enter supervisor
password prompt and an empty seven-character
field appears on the screen.
5. Press < >.
ENTER
A new dialog box with a Verify supervisor
password prompt and an empty seven-character
field appears on the screen.
6. Press < >.
ENTER
You are returned to the Main menu, where the
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
NOT ENABLED.
Assigning or Changing a User
Password
Your system is shipped to you with the
category set to
NOT ENABLED
dure to assign or change a user password.
>.
category indicates
CONFIGURE COMPUTER
>.
ENTER
.
category, and
category now indicates
USER PASSWORD
. Use the following proce-
NOTE: To quit the following procedure without assigning
or changing a password, press the <
1. Start the EISA Configuration Utility as described
in "Starting the EISA Configuration Utility"
found earlier in this chapter.
2. At the Main Menu, select
The system prompts you for a supervisor password if
one has been assigned. If prompted, type the pass-
word and press <
NOTE: If a supervisor password has not been
assigned, you must assign one before you can assign
a user password.
3. At the Steps in Configuring Your Computer
menu, select
The current status of the system board options
. appears on the screen.
4. Select the
USER PASSWORD
A dialog box with an Enter user password
prompt and an empty seven-character field appears
on the screen.
5. Type your new user password.
NOTE: The user password can be the same as the
supervisor password.
You can use up to seven characters; character keys or
blank spaces are acceptable.
To erase a character in your password, press the
<
BACKSPACE
NOTES: The user password feature recognizes keys
without distinguishing between shifted and unshifted
characters or uppercase and lowercase letters. For
example, if you have an M in your password, the sys-
tem recognizes either M or m as correct.
Certain key combinations are not valid. If you enter
one of these combinations, the computer's speaker
beeps.
6. Press <
ENTER
A new dialog box with a Verify user pass-
word prompt and an empty seven-character field
appears on the screen.
Using the EISA Configuration Utility
> key at any time.
ESC
CONFIGURE COMPUTER
>.
ENTER
STEP 3: VIEW OR EDIT DETAILS
category.
> key.
>.
.
.
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