Dell PowerEdge 2300 User Manual page 68

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This category determines the order in which PCI devices are scanned by the system,
and it allows you to select the built-in SCSI controller or an optional PCI expansion-
card SCSI controller as the boot device. The options are:
Embedded Devices First
Slots First (H/L) (the default)
Slots First (L/H)
System Password displays the current status of your system's password security fea-
ture and allows you to assign and verify a new password. No one can assign a new
password unless the current status is Not Enabled, which is displayed in bright
characters.
The options for the System Password category are:
Not Enabled (the default option)
Enabled
Disabled by Jumper (jumper removed)
NOTE: Read "Using the System Password Feature" found later in this chapter for
instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing
system password. See "Disabling a Forgotten Password" found later in this chapter
for instructions on disabling a forgotten system password.
When Setup Password is set to Enabled, Password Status allows you to prevent the
system password from being changed or disabled at system start-up.
To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the Setup
Password category and then change the Password Status category to Locked. In this
state, the system password cannot be changed through the System Password
category and cannot be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.
To unlock the system password, you must enter the setup password in the Setup
Password category and then change the Password Status category to Unlocked. In
this state, the system password can be disabled at system start-up by pressing
<Ctrl><Enter> and then changed through the System Password category.