System And Setup Password; Assigning A System Setup Password - Dell Vostro 5625 Service Manual

Table 7. System setup options—Boot menu (continued)
Boot
UEFI BOOT
HDD1- Windows Boot Manager
UEFI Onboard LAN IPv4
UEFI Onboard LAN IPv6
Table 8. System setup options—Exit menu
Exit
Exit Saving Changes
Save Change Without Exit
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Optional Defaults
Discard Changes

System and setup password

Table 9. 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 that is stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended.
System and setup password feature is disabled.
NOTE:

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 F12 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.
2. Select System/Admin Password and create a password in the Enter the new password field.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:
● A password can have up to 32 characters.
● At least one special character: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | }
● Numbers 0 through 9.
● Upper case letters from A to Z.
Displays the Device ID of the Secondary Storage of the computer.
Displays the Device ID of the UEFI enabled Onboard IPv4 LAN controller.
Displays the Device ID of the UEFI enabled Onboard IPv6 LAN controller.
Exit the System Setup saving the changes made to the Setup Options.
Save the Changes made to the System Setup and continue the Setup.
Exit the System Setup without saving the changes made to the Setup Options.
Load the Factory Defaults in the System Setup Options.
Discard any changes made to the System Setup and continue the Setup.
Description
Password that you must enter to log in to your system.
Password that you must enter to access and make changes to
the BIOS settings of your computer.
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