System And Setup Password; Assigning A System Setup Password - Alienware P51E Service Manual

Table 18. System setup options—System Logs menu
System Logs
BIOS Event Log
Clear BIOS Event Log
Thermal Event Log
Clear Thermal Event Log
Power Event Log
Clear Power Event Log

System and setup password

Table 19. 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 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.
● Lower case letters from a to z.
3. Type the system password that you entered earlier in the Confirm new password field and click OK.
Select keep or clear BIOS events.
Default: Keep Log
Select keep or clear Thermal events.
Default: Keep Log
Select keep or clear Power events.
Default: Keep Log
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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