Entering The System Setup Program; System Setup Options; Disabling A Forgotten Password - Dell PowerEdge 4300 User Manual

If Setup Password is set to Enabled, you must enter the correct setup password
before you can modify the majority of the System Setup options.
When you start the System Setup program, Page 2 of the System Setup screens
appears with Setup Password highlighted, prompting you to type the password.
If you do not enter the correct password in three attempts, the system lets you view,
but not modify, the System Setup screens—with the following exceptions:
You can still modify Date, Time, CPU Speed, NumLock, and Speaker.
If System Password is not enabled and is not locked via Password Status, you
can assign a system password (however, you cannot disable or change an exist-
ing system password).
NOTE: You can use Password Status in conjunction with Setup Password to
protect the system password from unauthorized changes. For more information,
see "Password Status" found earlier in this chapter.
To delete or change an existing setup password, perform the following steps:
1. Enter the System Setup program.
2. Highlight Setup Password, and press the left- or right-arrow key to delete the
existing setup password.
The setting changes to Not Enabled.
3. If you want to assign a new setup password, follow the procedure in "Assigning a
Setup Password" found earlier in this section.
If you forget your system or setup password, you cannot operate your system or
change settings in the System Setup program, respectively, until a trained service
technician opens the computer chassis, changes the password jumper setting to dis-
able the passwords, and erases the existing passwords. This procedure is described
in "Disabling a Forgotten Password" in Appendix B of the Installation and Trouble-
shooting Guide.
If an error message appears on your monitor screen while the system is booting,
make a note of the message. Then, before entering the System Setup program, refer
to "System Beep Codes" and "System Messages" in Chapter 3 of the Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide for an explanation of the message and suggestions for cor-
recting any errors. (An exception to this routine: It is normal to receive an error
message the first time you boot your system after installing a memory upgrade. In
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